Raw Banana Pakora is a popular Indian household snack which you can easily prepare at your home. It is a delicious snack recipe that is perfect  for any special occasion. It is prepared with raw banana, gram flour, rice flour and various spices. This is a perfect evening snack with a cup of tea. This pakora is crispy from outside and soft and tasty from inside.

Ingredients

20 sliced raw banana

oil for deep-frying

To Be Mixed Into A Batter

1 cup besan (gram flour)

1 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)

a pinch baking soda

salt to taste

Directions

1.In a bowl, add besan, rice flour, chili powder, turmeric powder, baking, hing, carom seeds, salt and 1/2 cup of water and mix it nicely and make a smooth paste and keep it aside.

2.Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and when the oil is hot, dip each banana slice in the prepared batter and drop a few brinjal slices at a time into the hot oil.

3.Fry until golden brown in color from both the side and drain it on an absorbent paper and place it on a serving plate and sprinkle a little chaat masala over each brinjal slice and serve it with green chutney.

Health Benefits of Raw Banana

It is a good source of potassium and vitamins.

It helps reduce risk of blood pressure and is also beneficial for our brains and kidneys.

It is high in carbohydrates and thus an energy booster.

It is also high in dietary fiber.