Pazham pori thattukada style

Pazham pori / nendra pazham pori fritters with a cup of hot cardamom tea, even the thought of this makes me nostalgic and cozy. Nadan pazham pori or Plantain fritter is one of the most famous evening snacks in Kerala. It’s one of the simplest and the humblest snacks as well.
As Kerala is the land of plantain, you will come across many plantain dishes while in Kerala. Among those, Pazham pori / plantain fritters has been the popular and the favourite snack, especially pazham pori beef. Here in the below video it clearly explains how to make the best pazham pori you have ever tried.


How to prepare pazham pori recipe
Ingredients
- Ripe plantain – 3 nos
- All purpose flour – 1 cup
- Rice flour – 1 tablespoon
- Egg – 1 (optional)
- Sugar – 1 tablespoon
- Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
- Water ¾ cup
- Salt to taste
- Baking powder – ½ teaspoon
- Oil – for deep frying

Method to prepare
Method
- Step 1
Peel the plantains, first cut it vertically, then cut it into halves.
- Step 2
Cut the halved plantain vertically to get two thin slices out of it and keep aside.
How to make banana fritter batter
In a bowl, mix all purpose flour, rice flour, sugar, turmeric powder (egg) , baking powder and salt. Blend it nicely with 3/4 cup of water without any lumps.
- Dip the plantain slices in bit of plain flour and then into the prepared batter and evenly coat them.
- Heat the oil in a deep bottom pan. When it is hot, deep fry the batter coated plantain slices by turning both sides till golden brown.
- Drain the excess oil using a paper towel.
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- Pani puri recipe
- Kappa puzhukku
- Kozhukatta
- Drumstick rasam
- Appam with stew
- Idli chutney recipe
- Erachi puttu
- Onion bhaji
- Ulli vada



Pazham pori / Plantain fritter
Ingredients
Ingredients to make Pazham pori / plantain fritter
- 3 ripe plantain
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tbsp rice flour
- 1 egg optional
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- oil for deep frying
- salt to taste
Instructions
Instructions to make
- Peel the plantains, cut it vertically, then into halves.
- Cut the halved plantain vertically to get two thin slices out of it and keep aside.
- In a bowl, mix all purpose flour, rice flour, sugar, turmeric powder (egg) , baking powder and salt. Blend it nicely with 3/4 cup of water with out any lumps (add water according to your required consistency)
- Dip the plantain slices in bit of plain flour and then into the prepared batter and evenly coat them.
- Heat the oil in a deep bottom pan. When it is hot, deep fry the batter coated plantain slices by turning both sides till golden brown.
- Pazham pori is ready. Drain the excess oil using a paper towel.
Vaayil vellam! kothipikkale!
Kappal Oodumoo…
oodoum 🙂
We make something similar too…these look delicious especially with the rains setting in :))
Plantain fritters are ever time favourite!!!
They sound lovely.
Thanks Nancy:)
pazham pori…just having the same.. but i made it with wheat flour..
Yes Akhila, we can do it with wheat flour as well.
This looks wonderful!!! 🙂
Thanks kristy:)
You bring water in mouth this is not good. All time I read your post all time it comes. Sometimes also invite me to eat ??
Thank you Vibhash☺
This is my favourite and it brings back good old childhood memories in Kerala. Thank you so much Sumith for stopping by my blog and you have a wonderful blog with mouth watering recipes.
This looks so good! I have to try it Sumith!
Glad you like it Divya. Once you made let me know:))
I love anything with plantain and missing this yummiest thing here 🙁 …..(wont get plantain here in this part of the world )
Carving for pazham pori so much and i am drooling looking at your pictures 🙂
Hi Nadishaf, thank you for your compliment. You are soo generous. Me too love Plantain:))
I prepare something similar to this during rains as well. 🙂 Lovely picture 🙂
Thank you for the compliment Ritzs:))
Plantain fries are my favorite ! Thanks for sharing this recipe .. Lovely blog ! Wonderful recipes !
Thank you for the compliment. Plantains are my favourite too!! Glad you liked my blog.?
My favorite
Me too love it!!
Loved reading all ur recipes. Love Kerala and plantains too! Excellent!
Thank you Umesh ji. Hope you had a great experience in kerala:)) and glad you enjoyed the read.?
u bet.. it was memorable though .. long time ago.
Umesh bhai, Give it a try again and refresh your memories:)
Will do!
This sounds really good
You got my creative juices flowing
Sheldon
Thank you Sheldon:)