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EASY BANANA FRITTERS

written by Marvellina Updated: May 10, 2017
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EASY BANANA FRITTERS

Banana fritters or what we call Pisang Goreng in Indonesian language is one of my favorite street foods. You can see this being sold almost anywhere on the street. This, though is not the traditional Pisang Goreng you’ll find in Indonesia however. Preparation wise is slightly different. The Banana fritters in Indonesia is prepared with the whole banana being sliced thinly resembling a fan, where as the banana fritters in this recipe uses mashed banana. When the fritters are fried, they will then vary in shape and size.

They are very easy to make and I can say it’s almost fool-proof. My husband asked me if there’s anything for snack at tea time and I saw some ripen bananas and 20 minutes later….here they were.

EASY BANANA FRITTERS

BANANA FRITTERS

EASY BANANA FRITTERS

Servings 8 servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • ½ cup fine yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • Cooking oil for deep frying
  • 2 Tbsp honey for drizzling optional

Instructions
 

  • Mash the bananas with fork until smooth. Add in the cornmeal, sugar, and salt and mix it well. The batter is rather thick but still flowy
  • Preheat oil until it is really hot. Drop about one tablespoon of the mixture to the hot oil. Don't overcrowd and fry batch by batch. Place on absorbent paper towel. Serve immediately with some honey or eat them on their own is just as good
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8 comments

Alaine September 26, 2020 - 8:51 am

I had my childhood in Jakarta and my grandmother used to make the best pisang goreng! She also used mashed bananas and cornflour in the flour batter I think. I was so young and wished that she taught me or my mother her recipes. I’m gonna try making these someday!

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Marv September 27, 2020 - 6:58 pm

Hi Alaine, yes this is an easy version of banana fritters 🙂 I hope you like if you have a chance to try it someday.

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Harmeet June 10, 2020 - 2:49 am

Hello!

Is it possible to make this in an air fryer? Will any part of the recipe need to be changed?

Thank yo

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Marv June 10, 2020 - 2:55 pm

Hi Harmeet, I haven’t tried it with air fryer, but I don’t see why you can’t. Once you coat it with batter and shake off any excess, coat them in a layer of all-purpose flour, this will help the batter not be so drippy all over. Then you need to spray it with oil and air fry it at 400 F for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through. You may need to experiment with the time. I hope this helps. Let me know how it turns out if you try it with an air fryer 🙂 I’m curious to know too.

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karen April 3, 2018 - 8:21 pm

can i replace the cornmeal with other flour?

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Marv June 10, 2020 - 2:56 pm

Hi Karen, you can try it with this https://whattocooktoday.com/crispy-batter-stays-crispy.html

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Hilana February 4, 2014 - 6:46 pm

I just made these, took about less than 5 mins, replaced the honey with agave nectar as I’m vegan, and the end result was amazing! Thank you for this foolproof recipe! One of the best snacks I’ve ever had!!

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What To Cook Today February 5, 2014 - 10:15 am

Thanks Hilana. I’m glad you like it 🙂

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