Eating In

with Chas

  • Banana Fritters (Unnakka)

    Many Keralan deserts are based on bananas and include coconut, both of which are fresh tasty and plentiful. Try and use fresh coconut and grate it yourself. Desiccated coconut might work if you soaked it in coconut milk to give it moisture. Steam some ripe bananas in their skins, peel and mash to a pulp. Continue reading

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  • Banana Pancakes

    350g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder
2 very ripe bananas2 medium eggs1 tsp vanilla extract250ml whole milkbutter, for frying½ tsp saltMash the bananas in a bowl and add the milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well. Sieve together the baking powder, salt and flour in another bowl and add the wet ingredients, mixing thoroughly to get a smooth batter. Fry the pancakes in Continue reading

  • Banana Cake

    2 large ripe bananas, sliced200g caster sugar50g date syrup50g unsalted butter2 large eggs250g self-raising flour170 ml oil, he used grapeseed oil1 tablespoon sour cream1 teaspoon vanilla essence1 teaspoon finely grated nutmeg1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda½ teaspoon saltBegin by lining a 20 cm cake tin with baking parchment. Place the butter, sugar and date syrup in Continue reading

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  • Unnakkai

    Banana fritters Continue reading

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  • Sweet Banana Omelette

    Great for breakfast! Continue reading