This easy deep fried banana bread balls using banana bread batter without baking powder is a kid friendly snack and a very simple snack for banana lovers which you can quickly make in the evenings to enjoy with tea, coffee or a cup of cold milk. The leftovers can also be reheated and enjoy for a quick and delicious breakfast if you like. To make it even more rich and taste like a delicious banana dessert, serve this deep fried banana bread balls with a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream!
I have posted these fried banana balls which is very delicious as well, but the dough needs resting time for best results and we also use baking powder in it.
This deep fried banana bread balls recipe is more easy and quick to make and we do not need baking powder or baking soda to make.
This type of banana bread balls is a popular snack in many parts of Northern Kerala in South India.
It is just easy to mix the ingredients together and fry them in the hot oil, for a quick and delicious snack when you have got ripe bananas at home.
The best part of this recipe is not any of the above mentioned facts however.
The best part of this recipe is that it is hard to fail this one! How good is that now? I don’t know if this can go wrong in anyway unless you deliberately try to fail it!
Because while making the batter, there is no really a perfect texture for the batter or ingredients that you should be looking for.
Even minor variations to the amount of ingredients or texture of the batter goes fine and you can make deep fried banana balls that are still delicious.
This can be made if the batter has a dough like consistency. This can be made, if the batter is sticky.
This can be made perfectly if the batter is sticky and has a consistency where you can drop the batter into the oil easily (which is the consistency I prefer and that is what you will see in this recipe here), also it works if the batter is little runny.
All these methods works and the end results will have slight variations in texture, though they are all delicious!
How To Make Homemade Deep Fried Banana Bread Balls From Scratch?
As I mentioned above, my preferred method of doing this is to make the batter in a sticky consistency while its easy to drop the batter using a spoon easily into the hot oil.
This texture of the batter is much like the banana bread batter (though I made this eggless) or that of a thick pancake batter.
We make these in small sizes, as it is easy for the kids to enjoy. If you make large ones, the frying time will also increase.
To keep the size small, you can use a small steel teaspoon to drop the batter into the hot oil.
It is important to use steel or something that can tolerate the hot oil, since we may need to dip the spoon into the oil while dropping the batter. Also make sure to never use plastic spoon or any delicate material for this!
So here is how you can prepare this deep fried banana bread batter balls from scratch at home!
Ingredients to make deep fried banana bread batter balls
4 large ripe bananas
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder (or use vanilla extract, this is optional ingredient)
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon melted butter or ghee
oil (as needed to deep fry the banana balls)
Step by step instructions
to make the batter:
Peel and mash the bananas in a large bowl.
Add the flour also to the bowl.
Add the salt, sugar and cardamom powder, mix everything together until the ingredients are well mixed evenly.
Add the milk little by little and mix everything again.
Add the ghee or melted butter, mix again until all the ingredients are evenly mixed to form the batter.
to deep fry the banana bread balls:
Heat enough oil in a frying pan.
When the oil is hot enough, take one teaspoon of batter using a good quality steel spoon and gently drop the batter into the hot oil without splashing the oil.
If the batter is sticking to the spoon, you can hold the spoon under the oil for a few seconds which will help the batter to fall off.
Otherwise, you may also use another spoon to gently scrape off the batter from the spoon to the oil.
Add more teaspoons of batter to the hot oil until the pan is almost filled with the banana balls (do not overcrowd but you can fill as much as you can).
Once the batter is all fried and lightly browned on one side (which may take about 1 to 2 minutes), gently flip the banana balls so the other side will also get fried.
You can use a good quality spatula and a steel spoon to easily and gently flip them without splashing the hot oil.
Wait until the other side is also cooked and the banana balls turn golden brown in color, transfer the fried banana balls to a serving plate (you may line it with paper towels if you wish so they absorb any excess oil).
Similarly fry all banana balls in multiple batches until the batter is all finished.
Enjoy the delicious, fried banana bread balls while its is still warm!
For the best results, serve the fried banana balls with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a simple, delicious dessert or snack!
Pictures From The Preparation Of Banana Bread Balls
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fried banana balls with baking powder
Things helpful: good quality frying pan
Below you can get the recipe for deep fried banana balls in detail.
Deep Fried Banana Bread Batter Balls
Ingredients
Instructions
to make the batter
- Peel and mash the bananas in a large bowl.
- Add the flour also to the bowl.
- Add the salt, sugar and cardamom powder, mix everything together until the ingredients are well mixed evenly.
- Add the milk little by little and mix everything again.
- Add the ghee or melted butter, mix again until all the ingredients are evenly mixed to form the batter.
to fry the banana bread balls
- Heat enough oil in a frying pan.
- When the oil is hot enough, take one teaspoon of batter using a good quality steel spoon and gently drop the batter into the hot oil without splashing the oil. If the batter is sticking to the spoon, you can hold the spoon under the oil for a few seconds which will help the batter to fall off. Otherwise, you may also use another spoon to gently scrape off the batter from the spoon to the oil.
- Add more teaspoons of batter to the hot oil until the pan is almost filled with the banana balls (do not overcrowd but you can fill as much as you can).
- Once the batter is all fried and lightly browned on one side (which may take about 1 to 2 minutes), gently flip the banana balls so the other side will also get fried. You can use a good quality spatula and a steel spoon to easily and gently flip them without splashing the hot oil.
- Wait until the other side is also cooked and the banana balls turn golden brown in color, transfer the fried banana balls to a serving plate (you may line it with paper towels if you wish so they absorb any excess oil).
- Similarly fry all banana balls in multiple batches until the batter is all finished. Enjoy the delicious, fried banana bread balls while its is still warm!For the best results, serve the fried banana balls with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a simple, delicious dessert or snack!
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