ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Stuffed Bananas Recipe.

Updated on July 4, 2015

Bananas in Indian cooking

Banana is one of the most liked fruit in whole of world. It is easily available and very cheap all over the world. It is full of carbohydrates as it is generally thought but it is also full of minerals, fibers, vitamins and is very tasty and healthy. Banana is used in cooking both raw and ripe. Raw banana is used as a binding agent in many recipes as also as main ingredient while ripe banana is eaten as a fruit or is used in many recipes especially in fruit salads and ice creams. But what we are going to cook today is totally different recipe. It is popular in southern part of India, where banana is grown extensively. Also south India is famous for its spices so bananas are cooked with spices in many different ways in south India and every dish has its own flavor and taste. Many dishes of banana are made with lots of red chilies but the taste of chili is mellowed with extensive use of coconut milk and tamarind juice. Unripe bananas are green in colour and are easily available all over world. If you can not find green bananas then you can go to any Indian grocery store and get it.

Delicious Stuffed Bananas
Delicious Stuffed Bananas

Ingredients


Serves 4

1. Green / unripe bananas: 4

2. Olive oil: 90 ml / 6 Tbsp.

3. Gram Flour: 1 Tbsp.

4. Fresh coriander / cilantro: 1 bunch.

5. Ground coriander: 2 Tbsp.

6. Ground Cumin: 1 Tbsp.

7. Cumin seeds: ¼ Tsp.

8. Ground turmeric: ¼ Tsp.

9. Red Chili powder: 1 Tsp.

10. Granulated Sugar: 1 Tsp.

11. Salt: ½ Tsp or according to taste.

Various steps of making Stuff bananas


Method:

1. Divide the coriander bunch in to two parts. One large and one small. Large for dish and small for garnishing

2. Now from the big bunch, cut off the roots and thick stems.

3. Chop coriander leaves finely.

4. Now trim the surface of the bananas.

5. Cut each banana in to three equal parts horizontally.

6. Now make a vertical slit on each banana part, making sure that you don’t cut all the way through the flesh of banana.

7. Keep aside.

8. Now take a plate.

9. On the plate mix all the spices like ground coriander, cumin, chili powder, turmeric, salt, sugar, chopped coriander, gram flour and 1 Tbsp (15 ml) of olive oil.

10. Mix all the spices well using your fingers. Make sure they combine well.

11. Now take this spice mixture and fill in each banana. Take care that you don’t split the banana portions in to two halves.

12. Take a heavy base pan and heat remaining olive oil.

13. Fry mustard seeds and cumin seeds for two minutes over medium heat.

14. Now when they begin to sputter, add bananas to this gently.

15. Now cover the pan and reduce the heat to low.

16. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring every two minutes.

17. Now bananas would be soft but make sure they are not mushy.

18. Garnish with coriander leaves from the small bunch.

19. Serve hot.

Nutritional Facts

Nutritional facts per serving:

Energy: 265 Kcals.

Fat: 16.8 grams

Saturated Fats: 2.1 grams

Carbohydrates: 29.4 grams

Fiber: 1.3 grams

Does this dish look and sound tasty enough for you to try it?

See results
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)