South Indian Kerala style nendra pazham recipe (nendra pazham banana) with coconut and cashews is a simple and delicious sweet dessert or snack made using ripe plantains or ripe plantain bananas, which is popular in Kerala. This is a popular Malabar style Kerala snack prepared using nendra pazham or ripe plantain bananas.
The sweet ripe plantains are chopped and stir fried with grated or shredded coconut and fried cashews.
Nendra pazham is the malayalam word for ripe plantains and sometimes this is referred as nendram pazham or nendran pazham or simply pazham which means banana.
We make this simple and delicious stir fry using ghee, which is clarified butter.
Using ghee is very necessary for the most delicious flavor of this nendra pazham recipe which is so simple to make. It is also known as pazham nurukku with coconut in many places of Kerala.
Make sure to use good quality ghee and good quality ripe plantains (which is not too ripe and mushy, but ripe enough to be sweet and delicious) for the best results.
We use a little cardamom powder in this recipe to give it a wonderful flavor to the plantain stir fry.
More Ripe Plantain Recipes In This Blog:
- Ripe Plantain Fritters Kerala Style Pazham Pori Recipe
- Sweet Fried Ripe Plantains Recipe
- Kaipola/Baked Plantain Cake Recipe With Cashews
This simple and easy to make, delicious stir fried plantains with coconut and cashews make a tea time snack which can be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or milk, or you can enjoy this as a quick and easy breakfast using ripe plantains.
Though this is a sweet dessert kind of recipe, you can always adjust the amount of sugar as you would prefer and even if you completely skip the sugar, this is still delicious for a sweet breakfast as the ripe plantains are naturally very sweet.
So here is how you can prepare this easy and quick sweet snack using ripe plantains following this easy sweet plantain stir fry recipe with coconut or nendra pazham recipe using coconut and cashews.
More Pictures From The Preparation
Nendra Pazham Recipe With Coconut - Sweet Plantains With Coconut Kerala Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe plantains (nendra pazham)
- 1 cup grated or shredded coconut add more if you like
- 2 tablespoons raw cashews
- 4 tablespoons ghee
- 2 tablespoons sugar adjust as you wish
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder optional
Instructions
- Wash, peel and slice the ripe plantains into small sized pieces. You can first slice them lengthwise, then slice each piece again lengthwise and then chop them into small even sized pieces. Keep this aside.
- In a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons of ghee and add the chopped plantains in a single layer. Make sure not to overcrowd the pan as all the slices won't get cooked the same if you don't lay them in a single layer.
- Roast the plantain slices for about 2 to 3 minutes or until they are bright golden yellow in color. You may also wait until they are lightly browned if you wish.
- Gently flip the plantain slice using a good quality spatula (if the pieces are sticking to the pan, it usually means they are not roasted yet so you will have to wait for little more time until they are roasted and come off the pan easily) and also roast the other side of the slices too until golden yellow in color. You may add a little more ghee if needed.
- Once the plantain slices are well roasted, transfer the roasted slices to a large bowl.
- Add 2 more tablespoons of ghee to the same pan, add the cashews and lightly fry the cashews until golden brown.
- Add the coconut and cardamom powder also to the pan and heat the mixture for 1 more minute.
- Add the coconut cashew mixture to the roasted plantain slices, add the sugar and mix everything well using a spoon.
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