Well, this is one dish, which is very common and popular in my family. This is a south Indian appetizer, made with plantain. This is a very easy appetizer to prepare. It is made with plantain, which is available all year round. In my hometown Kerala, at my grandparents place they have their own plantain farm.

The stuffing itself tastes so good. When fried, the stuffed plantain becomes so crunchy outside and very soft inside.  Here in the US, whenever I find the right plantain for making this, I grab them immediately:) I don’t want to miss any chance of making this.

For hardcore veggies: you could make the stuffing without the eggs, it tastes yummy.

Ingredients:

  • Plantain- 2 nos ( try to get the right plantain for this recipe, not too ripe and not too raw)
  • For stuffing:
  • Grated coconut- 1 cup
  • Cashew nuts- 25g
  • Raisins-25g
  • Egg-1
  • Sugar-2tbsp
  • Cardamom powder-1tsp
  • Ghee or butter-2tbsp

Preparation method:

Steam boil the plantain and remove the skin and seeds from it and mash the plantain using potato masher or with wooden spoon, there shouldn’t be any lumps . Make into a soft dough and make small balls out of the dough( just like making chappathis). Grease the palm of your hands with ghee and make the balls into disc shapes and keep it aside to fill the stuffing.

Now make the stuffing.

Heat the pan and add 1 tsp ghee and add the grated coconut and the sugar and roast it until it turns golden. Add cardamom powder to the coconut.

In the meantime fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee or oil. Add eggs to the roasted coconut and scramble the eggs and let the eggs cook. Now add the fried cashew nuts and raisins and mix everything well.  Stuffing is ready, allow it to cool down.

Add like 1-2tsp of stuffing into the disc shaped plantain dough and seal it, the dough is very soft so its very easy to paste them and make into an oval or round shape. Otherwise use some water to paste the ends.

Now, fry the stuffed plantain in oil( add sufficient oil for deep frying) until it turns golden.

Stuffed plantain fry will be ready in no time. It’s very crunchy outside and soft inside. The stuffing tastes incredible. Enjoy with your family and friends.