Sarkara upperi/Jaggery Coated Banana Chips

Name: Sarkara upperi/Jaggery Coated Banana Chips
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Raw plantain; 1/8 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 cup Jaggery; 1/2 tsp Dried ginger powder; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin seed powder; 2 tbsp Sugar powdered

Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614

austin tx

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This is another snack prepared during the celebration of Onam festival. Sarkkara Varatti /Sarkkara Upperi is prepared by chopping bananas into thick piece, deep fried and then mixed into melted jaggery. No sadya (feast) is complete without this…

Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614

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Ingredients

30 min

4 servings

2Raw plantain
1/8 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 cupJaggery
1/2 tspDried ginger powder
1 tspCardamom powder
1/2 tspCumin seed powder
2 tbspSugar powdered

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Steps

30 min

1

Peel the outer skin of the banana and immerse them in the turmeric water for 10 minutes.
2

Pat dry the bananas and slice into slightly thicker pieces.
3

Heat the oil in a deep frying pan on medium heat.
4

Reduce the flame to medium-low and slide the sliced bananas into hot oil without overcrowding them and occasionally give stir to flip them until the banana pieces become golden yellow/crisp.
5

When the chips make a crispy sound when stirring, remove it from the oil and let it cool down completely.
6

Heat jaggery in a thick bottomed pan with water until it reaches a thick consistency.
7

Add fried banana chips and coat jaggery mixture very well with each pieces.
8

Switch of the flame and add cumin seed powder, cardamom powder and dry ginger powder. Mix well.
9

Finally add powdered sugar and mix well.
10

Allow it to cool completely.
11

Tasty sarkara varatti/upperi is ready.