Spiced Indian Banana Fritters
on Nov 30, 2015, Updated Aug 31, 2020
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These Spiced Indian Banana Fritters is an Indian dessert that will make your sweet tooth really happy! It’s also an excellent way to use overriped bananas. It is really hard to not over stuff yourself with these because they have a really crunchy crust and are warm and soft on the inside.
If you’re anything like me and buy bananas by the dozen only to then leave them sitting on the counter till they are too ripe to eat, then this Spiced Indian Banana Fritters might just the recipe you need. This recipe is the perfect way to use up overripe bananas and turn them into a yummy, homemade dessert that you absolutely will not be able to refrain from. While there are many banana fritters recipe you’ll find online, this one is different. My recipe is like a combination of banana-flavored cake and bread that is spiced with jaggery and cardamom for an absolutely delightful tea-time snack.
Quick Walk Through: Banana Fritters
Reasons Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- The unique, homemade dessert that’s quick, easy and absolutely deliciously
- Requires just a handful of pantry-staple ingredients
- Can be put together really quickly, as the whole thing comes together in 20 minutes, start to finish
- Making it fresh at home means you know exactly what’s going into it
- Kid-friendly recipe
Frequently Asked Questions
Banana fritters or banana bonda is traditionally made with all purpose flour as it’s easier to fry and keeps the outer layer crunchy. However, you can use whole wheat flour if you like. The flavor, color and texture of the banana fritters might change slightly but it will still be really good.
These banana fritters taste delicious just by themselves. You can even serve them with some vanilla ice cream or caramel syrup for a warming dessert. However, I love eating these fritters with a cup of hot chai, especially on a rainy evening. It’s the perfect rainy day snack!
Top Tips To Make The Best Banana Fritters
- Light fold the ingredients until everything is properly combined, but make sure to not overmix the batter as it will make these fritters dense and chewy.
- These banana fritters taste the best served hot, so I would really recommend making them in small batches and eating them right off the stove. Storing leftovers will leave them soggy and unappetizing.
- If you don’t have jaggery, you can easily replace it with sugar. However, using sugar might not give you the same dark color, but there won’t be much difference in the overall taste.
If you have an overripe banana situation too, I have two more recipes that are just waiting to be tried – Brown Butter Banana Bread and Mini Branana Berry Muffins. They are the perfect reason to get yourself some bananas and leave them out on the counter to ripen!
Spiced Indian Banana Fritters
Ingredients
- 2 Bananas, large, overripe
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour, or Maida
- 4 tablespoons Palm Jaggery, Or regular jaggery, See Note 1
- 1/2 cup Coconut, grated (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Sesame Seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Cardamom, Powder
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- pinch Nutmeg, a
- Oil for Frying
Instructions
- Heat oil in a kadhai or pan for frying.
- In a bowl, mash bananas coarsely and add jaggery, grated coconut (if using), sesame seeds, cardamom powder, vanilla extract and nutmeg powder. Mix well. (I like to keep the bananas slightly chunky while mixing)
- Sift in flour and baking soda and mix till just combined. Do not overmix or blend to a pulp. This should form a soft, sticky dough.
- Use a spoon or ice cream scoop (works beautifully) to scoop dough balls into the batter. Fry on medium flame till golden brown (See Note 2) and cooked from inside.
- Serve these Spiced Indian Banana Fritters hot with some caramel syrup or a scoop of ice cream.
I always seem to have overripe bananas in my fruit bowl too
we have the overripe banans in common, but now you gave me an option to banana bread 🙂
Patricia you totally got me with this post!
I’m sure you’ll love them Tracy
I’ve actually never tried to freeze bananas Lydia. Thanks for a great tip!
Ahhh….I could totally go for a “lazy hammock day” along with these fritters! How fun and what a great way to use up those pesky
Beautiful an exotic recipe using one of our family’s favorite foods; thanks for sharing!