Name: Kachayam recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Ripe Mushy large bananas 3; Wheat flour 3/4 cup; Semolina 1/4 to 1/2 cup; Baking soda one big pinch; Cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon; Ghee 1 teaspoon; Cooking oil for deep frying

ABOUT Kachayam RECIPE

Kachayam is a traditional dish of Coimbatore . I wanted to use my 3 mushy ripe bananas . Had no heart to waste them and that’s how I ended up doing this Kachayam. Easy , healthy and tasty sweet / snack recipe . Mushy bananas are now reformed into a yummy snack .

Ingredients Serving: 10

Ripe Mushy large bananas 3
Wheat flour 3/4 cup
Semolina 1/4 to 1/2 cup
Baking soda one big pinch
Cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Ghee 1 teaspoon
Cooking oil for deep frying

Instructions

In a bowl , take bananas and mash it completely . Mine was already mushy so just leveled it up to smooth consistency .
Add wheat flour ,
Then add other ingredients one by one excluding the cooking oil .
Mix all together without adding any water . The moisture of the bananas will do.
Initially , the dough will look tight. the more you knead , it would turn to bonda batter consistency .
Now stop kneading .
Cover and rest for 10 minutes minimum.
After 10 minutes , heat oil in a wok .
Scoop batter using a tablespoon and gently drop the batter into medium sized balls in the hot oil .
Maintain flame to medium .
The balls puff up beautifully . Fry until golden brown .
Fry in batches . Avoid overcrowding .
Pazha Kachayam is ready .
Serve hot with a cup of tea / coffee.

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