Pisang Goreng.....the tea time snack....

Pisang Awak............................

The banana halves ready for coating with batter...............

Coat the banana with batter before frying............

Pisang goreng in hot oil........................

Crispy Golden Brown Pisang Goreng .........................

"Pisang" is the Malay word for "banana" and "goreng" means" fry "in Malay. In English term it means Banana Fritters. In Malaysia we can get many varieties of bananas all year round. These versatile tropical fruit can be eaten on its own , can be deep-fried with batter , mashed and make into cakes or eaten as dessert with ice-cream.

Today, I made some pisang goreng for tea. I used pisang awak, a type of banana which is very sweet and is suitable for frying. For the batter I used:

100gm self raising flour

50gm cornflour

2 tbsp rice flour

a pinch of salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

150ml water

1 tbsp oil

Mix all the flours together with water until smooth and then stir in the oil. Peel the skin of banana and cut it into half lengthwise. Heat up some oil in a non-stick pan for deep frying. Coat the banana with batter and fry it in the hot oil until golden brown. I used about 8 nos. of banana for the above batter.It is best eaten while still hot.