Unnakaya recipe, Unnakai, Kai Ada, Unnakka, Kai Porichathu

Malabar tea time snack made of ripe bananas 🍌 and stuffed with coconut 🥥 and without egg🥚 . Unnakai (also called Unnakaya, Kai Ada, Unnakka, and Kai Porichathu) is a spindle-shaped sweet dessert made of steamed and mashed plantain and stuffed with a sweet filling. It originates from the Malabar region of Kerala, India, and is often eaten at festivities like weddings, iftars, etc. Malabar delicacy Pazham Pori Recipe below, http://www.premascook.com/2018/05/paz... Unnakaya recipe, How to make Malabar style unnakai(stuffed plantain fritters) Ingredients: 2 nos ripe plantain/பழுத்த நேந்திரம் பழம் 1/2 cup Coconut grated/தேங்காய் handful cashew/முந்திரி handful raisins/திராட்சை 2 pinch cardamom powder/ஏலக்காய் தூள் 1 tsp ghee/நெய் 1 tsp coconut oil/தேங்காய் எண்ணெய் oil for frying the Unnakai/எண்ணெய் Method: 1. Steaming the banana/Nendram Pazham to make the Unnakaya Dough: Take ripe bananas and cut them into half. Place it in a steamer and steam for 10 to 15 mins. let the banana to cool down sometime and then peel the skin. if you find any fiber or black seed in the middle remove it. Mash the banana well with your hands or you can use a masher if bananas are hot but don't mash it mixie. It should be smooth and lump-free Dough. The banana Dough Ready. Let's Make the coconut filling for Unnakaya. 2. Making the coconut filling by heat ghee & coconut oil in a pan, add in cashew nuts, and raisins and fry for a min. make sure that they should not burn. Now add coconut, cardamom powder, and roast well(i prefer the coconut should be little golden). Once it turns golden brown turn off the stove. Some people add sugar at this stage I didn't use because the banana is already sweet so I skipped. The coconut filling is ready. 3. Shaping and making the Unnakaya, Grease the palm, take little banana dough and make small lemon size ball. Flatten the ball by using the other hand and fill it with a teaspoon coconut filling. seal the edges and roll it in spindle shape. heat oil and deep fry until it becomes golden brown. Drain onto a tissue. serve Unnakaya as a dessert with tea or coffee or even you can have it for breakfast. Banana Chips recipe(Kerala Ethakai Upperi) http://www.premascook.com/2016/06/ker... I would love to hear from you. if you have made this recipe then like the recipe or leave a comment below. if you like this recipe then do share the recipe link on Facebook(  / premasculinary  , Twitter & Pinterest. for Instagram mention @premasculinary or tag #premasculinary #Unnakayarecipe #unnakkaya #unnakai #premasculinary