8 bananas, peeled
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup ; water
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp fine brown sugar
1 oil, for deep frying
Slice each banana lengthwise. Sift flours and add to water. Stir
until consistency of cream. Add salt. Heat oil and, when smoking, dip
each piece of banana in batter. Shake off excess and lower into hot
oil. Fry until golden brown and roll in brown sugar. Serve with ice
cream.
As quoted from the book, "This is an exotic way to treat bananas and
it's practically a national snack among migrant populations in
Southeast Asia who serve it with scoops of coconut or mango ice
cream." Source: A Little Chinese Cookbook
Serves: 4
Recipe Categories: Banana; Dessert; Fruit
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