These Thai Banana Fritters involve a little story about my first few hours in Thailand. This was myย first and only trip to Asia and myย best friend was my companion on this adventure as we set outย with 14 hours on a plane, a short overnight stay and another 5 hour flight in a plane filled with young families far too loud for our exhausted ears to tolerate before landing in Phuket. It was to beย another hour before we checked into our hotel.
Walking into our room it was late in the evening as we dragged our weary bodies and luggage behind us. In true Nisha style she put her bags down and picked up the room service menu, I wasn't even hungry as I knew my eyes would beat me into submission sooner rather than later, but she continued reading aloud until we decided on banana fritters.
Ordering the fritters she sat down at the little table opposite me...and that's all either of us remember before a knock at the door in what could have only been a short time later. Picking our heads off the table we both stared at each other in confusion, thinking 'how long did those fritters take to get here?'
Turns out we were so exhausted we fell asleep right at the table then and there, something we still laugh about to this day! We don't remember closing our eyes or laying our heads down on the table, our eyes took over and our minds shut off. Nisha cannot even order room service without laughing about this incident.
Moral of the story, order room service the day after you arrive. Here are some banana fritters that require no room service, they're so easy.
How to prepare Thai Banana Fritters
- Create the batter: Place the dry ingredients and coconut milk into a bowl and combine until smooth.
- Prepare your hot oil: Get the oil hot.
- Coat your bananas: Coat the bananas in the batter.
- Cook: Carefully place the battered bananas into the hot oil until golden all over.
- Drain: Set your banana fritters on paper towels whilst cooking the remaining fritters.
- Serve: Lay a few fritters on your serving plate and serve with a scoop or two of ice cream. Dig in!
Tips for the best Thai Banana Fritters
Thin batter: The batter for the banana fritters is incredibly thin and will run off easily, but don't worry, there will still be a perfect batter crust once these have cooked.
Size of bananas: Thai bananas are typically smaller then those found in Western lands so you want to ensure you halve your Western bananas both vertically and horizontally before cooking otherwise they will need longer to fry.
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How to make:
Place the flour, sugar, salt, sesame seeds and coconut milk in a bowl and combine until it is a smooth batter.
Peel and chop the banana's into 3 inch slices and then halve lengthwise.
Pour the sunflower oil into a pot deep enough to deep fry in and turn onto medium high heat and cover.
Dip 1-2 bananas into the batter and roll, ensuring they well covered.
Once the hot oil is simmering and a teaspoon of plain batter is dropped in turning a golden brown in 30 seconds.
Carefully and slowly lower 1-2 pieces of banana into the hot oil and fry until golden all over, approximately 1 ยฝ minutes.
Drain on paper towels and continue with the remaining banana fritters until all cooked.
Serve immediately with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream.
Thai Banana Fritters
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Makes 14
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Thai Food
Description
Covered in a coconut milk batter, these traditional banana fritters are as Thai as you'll find on a dessert menu after eating Pad Thai, these are good for a crowd too!
Ingredients
120 grams / ยพ cup plain flour
ยฝ teaspoon salt
75 grams / โ
cup superfine/caster sugar
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
225 milliliters / 1 cup + 2 tablespoons coconut milk
6 small or 3 large slightly ripeย bananas
500 milliliters-1 liter / 2-4 cups sunflower oil (or more depending on the size of the pot you are using)
Instructions
- Place the flour, sugar, salt, sesame seeds and coconut milk in a bowl and combine until it is a smooth batter.
- Peel and chop the banana's into 3 inch slices and then halve lengthwise.
- Pour the sunflower oil into a pot deep enough to deep fry in and turn onto medium high heat and cover.
- Dip 1-2 bananas into the batter and roll, ensuring they well covered.
- Once the hot oil is simmering and a teaspoon of plain batter is dropped in turning a golden brown in 30 seconds.
- Carefully and slowly lower 1-2 pieces of banana into the hot oil and fry until golden all over, approximately 1 ยฝ minutes.
- Drain on paper towels and continue with the remaining banana fritters until all cooked.
- Serve immediately with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Thin batter: The batter for the banana fritters is incredibly thin and will run off easily, but don't worry, there will still be a perfect batter crust once these have cooked.
Size of bananas: Thai bananas are typically smaller then those found in Western lands so you want to ensure you halve your Western bananas both vertically and horizontally before cooking otherwise they will need longer to fry.
Adapted from Street Food Recipes
Nutrition
- Calories: 165 calories per fritter
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