Kerala Banana Chips with Turmeric
Thin green cooking banana slices fried crisp with turmeric and salt for a classic Kerala-style snack.
⏱ 30 min total🔪 15 min prep🔥 15 min cookMediumServes 8Indian
Ingredients
- •5 green cooking banana, peeled
- •1 tsp ground turmeric
- •1 tsp salt
- •5 cups vegetable oil for frying
Directions
- 1Slice the green cooking banana very thinly with a mandoline.
- 2Mix turmeric and salt with 1/4 cup water.
- 3Heat vegetable oil to 350°F (175°C).
- 4Fry banana slices in batches for 3–4 minutes until crisp.
- 5Carefully sprinkle a little turmeric-salt water over the oil during the final seconds of each batch.
- 6Drain thoroughly and cool completely before storing.
💡 Use green cooking banana, not ripe banana, so the chips fry crisp instead of caramelizing.
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