PLANTAIN FRITTERS - A TYPICAL ANGLO-INDIAN TEA TIME SNACK

PLANTAIN FRITTERS                                      

Serves 6   Time required: 1 hour

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour / maida                            

½ cup rice flour (optional)                

2 tablespoons sugar                                                

3 ripe Plantains preferably the long ripe yellow skin variety with a few spots (not the Kerala Bananas)

1 cup milk                                                   

A pinch of salt

½ cup water                                                

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Oil for frying

Mash the plantains and mix it with all the above ingredients to get a smooth thick batter without lumps. Heat oil in a deep pan till smoky. Drop tablespoons of the batter one at a time into the hot oil.  Fry till golden brown. Serve as a tea time treat or as a Dessert with Ice Cream and Chocolate Cake