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“Nendrabale kele Podi/ Ripe Banana Fries (Deep Fried)” … these delicious podi's/ fries from GSB Konkani Saraswat Cuisine are prepared from Nendrabale Kele a famous Banana from Southern parts of India available all round the world ... while there are plenty of dishes that can be prepared with these bananas, podi/ bajo is the most sought after one ... tastes best served as it is or during meals along with other dishes ... try it, tastes awesome ... Yummilicious ....
** Nendrabale Kele is a foot long sized thick banana that is by and large grown in southern parts of India. The same is used both in raw and ripe form in various dishes. We Amchies/ GSB Konkani Saraswats are a huge fans of this and use it extensively in our cuisine. Both curries, upkari, fries and sweets etc. prepared using the same. Over ripe bananas are used in preparing a Halwa that is thick and cut into squares and is world wide famous for its unique taste and texture. Again chips/ wafers are prepared using raw bananas of the same variety and are again famous throughout the world for the same. I can keep writing about the same and it will be a never ending saga. Ahha before I forget, this banana is cut into 2 inch pieces when just ripe and steam cooked and relished. Even young children are given the same as it is considered good for constipation.
** I have already added all of these dishes before here in this blog. I have also included Nendrabale kele Podi/ Ripe Banana Fries before in this blog, but that was slightly different for the fact that I had made some changes from traditional method and tava fried the same while this one is the traditional deep fried method. My cousins daughter who is newly married and just settled abroad sent me a request for the same as these were available to her there and she missed them. She found my recipe slightly different and rang me querying the same. I realized I must add in the traditional method too, so that our coming generations can know them and do adaptions of their own like I do. So, you can try out both methods as I have added on its link at the bottom of this recipe. But enjoy them hot from tava as they turn up slightly limp on cooling or storing.
** Here is my simple recipe for “Nendrabale kele Podi/ Ripe Banana Fries (Deep Fried)” which I learnt from my Amma ...
** Ingredients :
Ripe Nendrabale Bananas : 1-2 large sized
Red Chilly Powder/ Mirsange Pitti/ Laal Mirchi Powder : 1- 2 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing Powder: 1/2 to 1 tsp
Salt/ Namak/ Meeta : to taste
** For Dusting/ Rolling before frying :
Rice Powder/ Tadla Pitti/ Akki Hittu : 4 tblsp
Fine Rava/ Chiroti Rava : 1 tblsp
Red Chilly Powder/ Mirsange Pitti/ Laal Mirchi Powder : ½ tsp
Salt/ Namak/ Meetha : a pinch
** Oil/ Tel/ Tela : for deep frying the podi.
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** Wash, wipe dry and cut the Ripe Nendrabale Bananas into three pieces horizontally and then into three pieces vertically. In all you will get around 9 rectangular sized pieces of one banana. This is usually the way it is cut, but you can cut them anyway you wish, like circular rings also. I have used only one banana here.
** Note : These bananas are large in size almost a foot long and 2 inch thick in diameter. But sometimes the sizes vary. The thickness may be lesser in which case cut them only into two pieces vertically, lest it become thinner slices and turn out soggy. Please use your judgement for cutting of the banana pieces.
** In a bowl make a mixture of of less spicy red chilly powder (mirsange piti/ mirchi tikkat), hing (asafoetida) powder, salt (namak/ meeta) to taste and mix evenly. Remove the outer skin of the cut banana pieces and put them in a bowl. Add the prepared mix of chilly, hing, salt little by little while applying it all over the banana pieces and mix well. Keep this covered aside for an hour or so. If you need to prepare this later on than the stipulated time, put it in the fridge and then prepare the same.
** For Dusting/ Rolling before frying : Mix all the ingredients ie rice powder, fine rava, red chilly powder, salt and toss well to be evenly combined. You can prepare this in larger quantity say about 200 gms in all and store it in an airtight bottle in fridge and use as and when desired in preparation of podi type of dishes.
** Keep a thick bottomed kadai/ pan with plenty of oil (tel/ tela) to heat for deep frying of the bananas. Meanwhile add a little bit of the prepared mixture for dusting in a flat plate and roll out each banana piece taking care to see that it has covered on all the sides. Prepare and keep a few ready aside for deep frying.
** When the oil has reached smoking point, lower the heat and wait for a few minutes and then gently slide in a few dusted banana pieces one by one into it. Be careful with the hot oil. Do not add too many pieces at a time, there should be enough space in the kadai for even deep frying of the banana pieces.
** Once the banana pieces are added into the hot oil, do not disturb it for 1-2 minutes there by allowing it to fry evenly in the oil. Now with a slotted/ ringed spatula, slowly flip them over and continue to cook the bananas evenly mixing them well at a minute interval. Once it is evenly browned, remove with the help of a slotted ringed spatula and place it on a absorbent paper for excess oil to get dripped off.
** Continue with the remaining banana pieces by dusting and then deep frying them in similar manner while keeping the oil temperature constant. Remember to not over crowd the kadai as there should be enough space for the bananas to get cooked in properly, so cook the podi/ fries in batches to ensure even cooking.
** “Nendrabale kele Podi/ Ripe Banana Fries (Deep Fried)” are done and ready to be served. Tastes best served immediately fresh and hot as a snack or during meals. In GSB community these podi’s are usually served during lunch or dinner as an accompaniment with other dishes specially festive season or on holy days while bajos / bajias prepared out of the same are served as snack. But nowadays these are prepared often as children are very fond of them and love the sweet bananas fried very much. Do try them out on holidays and enjoy them with your lunch or dinner.
** Here is the link to “Nendrabale Kele podi tava fry” Recipe …
** For more recipes on “Nendrabale Kele/ Banana” and other varieties of "Podi/ Bajo", please go through the links given below wherein you will find more dishes prepared using them, among which are the famous podi, bajo, wafers and halwa too, do try them out, relish and enjoy with your family and friends ….
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