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Banana Chips Recipe Card

North Indian Kitchen
Crispy Banana chips made with raw unripe bananas. Healthy and delicious recipe.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Snack, Starter
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 4
Calories 225 kcal

Equipments

Ingredients

  • 4 raw unripe Bananas
  • 4 cups Water
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (haldi)

For Salt Solution

  • ½ cup Water
  • 1 tablespoon Salt

For Frying

  • 1.5 cups Sunflower Oil

Instructions
 

  • Preparation
    1. Rinse 4 raw unripe bananas and dry them with a clean kitchen towel. The bananas have to be completely unripe with a green skin.
    2. Now peel the unripe bananas.
    3. Before frying, take ½ cup water in a bowl along with 1 tablespoon salt and ½ teaspoon turmeric powder.
    4. Mix very well. Keep the salt solution aside.
    5. Now take two banana pieces and wipe them dry with a clean kitchen towel. They should be completely dry before you slice them.
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    6. Heat 1.5 cups sunflower oil in a kadai for deep frying. If you do not have sunflower oil, then you can use coconut oil or any oil for frying. Keep the flame to medium.
    7. For slicing bananas its better to use a mandoline slicer as the slices are thin. Thin slices make for crispy chips. You can use knife as optional.
    8. Using the mandoline slicer directly slice the banana over the oil. Be careful while doing so. Alternatively, I recommend that you can slice the banana chips in a tray or plate and add the slices in the oil.
    9. As soon as you add the slices stir them with a slotted spoon. Do not overcrowd the kadai with the banana slices while frying.
    10. Begin to fry on medium flame and in between you can turn over the banana chips.
    11. Keep on turning them and frying till they become lightly crisp.
    12. Then sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the salt solution on the oil. For a more salty taste you can sprinkle 2 teaspoons salt water. Be carefull while doing this.
    13. After adding the salt solution, continue to fry till the sizzling and bubbling sound stops.
    14. With a large slotted spoon, remove the banana chips draining the extra oil in the kadai.
    15. Place the fried banana chips on kitchen paper towels.
    Your Banana chips are Ready .

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Notes

  • If using regular bananas, then use 4 large bananas weighing 550 to 600 grams. Instead of coconut oil, you can use sunflower oil for frying.
  • If you do not have a mandoline slicer, then with a knife slice the bananas very thinly on a chopping board. Then add them in the hot oil.
  • Fry chips on medium flame. On a low heat, the banana chips absorbs a lot of oil. On a high flame they won't cook properly and evenly.
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