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Upperi Recipe
How to make Upperi
Fried banana cubes are coated in jaggery syrup to make this mouth-watering snack from Kerala. It is a must-have dish in the Onam Sadhya spread.
- Total Cook Time 20 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 10 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Easy
Ingredients of Upperi
- 2 cups Raw bananas, de-skinned and cut into cubes
- 1 cup Jaggery
- 1 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- Oil, to fry
How to Make Upperi
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Soak the cubed bananas in warm water for 4-5 minutes and strain it. Keep it aside.
2.
Dry roast the rice flour on medium to low flame. Do not burn the flour. Keep aside.
3.
Heat enough oil in a pan and deep fry the bananas until they are crispy and golden brown in colour.
4.
Take another pan, pour some water and add the jaggery to it. Boil it till the jaggery melts.
5.
Add cardamom powder and cumin powder to it and stir.
6.
In the boiling jaggery syrup, add the fried bananas and cook until the former is almost absorbed.
7.
Switch off the flame and add roasted flour to it and mix. The rice flour will prevent the sticky-texture of the syrup.