Pazham Pori / Ethakka Appam

Pazham Pori / Ethakka Appam:

      Pazham Pori  is a traditional snack type in Kerala .This snack Pazham Pori is  also called by many names in Kerala like Nendram Pazham Bhajji, Ethakka appam, Banana Fritters, Kerala Pazham Pori Whatever the name might be the ingredient is the same Banana. Here in Tamil Nadu we call this Banana as Nendram. This is a easy snack type which can be made by any one and also needs very simple ingredients.Most of the malayalees love this snack. Usually this snack is made using All Purpose flour for a change you can use wheat Flour also.I have tried both types, but in this post i have used all purpose flour only. Now let us see how to make this Pazham Pori.

 Ingredients:

1. Banana(Variety - Nendram)
2. All Purpose Flour - 1 cup
3. Sugar - 1/3 cup
4. Salt - 1/2 tsp
5. Seasame seeds(Black) - 1 tsp
6. Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch
7. Cumin powder -1 pinch
8. Oil - for deep frying

Method:

• Peel the skin of the banana  and cut them into slices.
  
  
  
  
• Now take a bowl for mixing and add the All purpose flour, sugar, salt sesame seeds and mix well.
  
• Add water and mix to get the bhajji batter consistency, the batter need not be too thin nor too thick.
  
• Add turmeric powder and cumin powder and mix well.
  
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
• Dip Each banana slices in the batter and Fry till golden brown.(Check whether the slices are fullly coated with the batter before dropping it in the oil).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Take out from the oil and put this in a tissue paper to absorb more oil. 
• Thats all our evening instanst snack pazham pori is ready.