Dates - Banana Fritters

Every day , when my kids were in their school days i think what can i surprise them with ,in the evening.........
Kids love to have fried foods....If its nutritious good to feed them.....
Even though they all have grown up, still they remember those evenings & foods... and like to have them even now..... Good old memories.............
Like that this Dates-Banana fry is one among them........

Ingredients

1. Dates (Deseeded&Sliced) - 20 nos
2. Nicely Ripe Plantain(Nendraphazam)  - 1 Big
3. All purpose flour (Maida) - 1/2 Cup
4. Sugar - 1/4 Cup
5. Cardamom crushed - 5-6 
6. Cahew Nuts Chopped - 8-10
7. Grated coconut - 1/4 cup (Optional)
8. Oil - for deep frying
9. Water

Preparation

• In a mixer first grind the banana, then add dates to it. (Do not grind dates to a paste, there should be tiny pieces)
• Transfer it to a bowl, add maida, sugar, cardamom , grated coconut and cashew nuts to it. Combine all the items with a spoon by adding water little by little.( The batter should be thick enough to scoop with your hand and shape it to round)
• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Drop them one by one into oil and deep fry it.
• Tasty Dates-Banana Fritters ready for the evening

Note

• You can adjust the sweetness by adding more/less sugar.
• If you can't scoop the batter with your hand, scoop it with a tablespoon and drop it to oil.

I am sending this recipe to Taste of the Tropics - Banana