Monday, 11 January 2010

Pazham pori /Ripe Plantain fritters

Pazham pori -a very popular snack of Kerala,India. This popular snack reminds me of my summer holidays when we used to visit our grandmother and aunts in Kerala and we were pampered with yummy treats and snacks.As a child I would eagerly wait for tea time to taste this yummy snack which my grand mother or my aunts would make. Its easy to prepare and tastes very yummy.

PAZHAM PORI

Ingredients:
2 ripe plantains,
1 cup of maida /all purpose flour,
2 tbsp of rice flour,
3-4 tbsp of sugar,
1/4 tsp of baking soda,
a pinch of salt and
oil for frying.

Method:
Cut the plantains into half and then with each half cut 3-4 thin slices lengthwise. In a bowl, make a batter with all purpose flour, rice flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Heat oil in a frying pan, dip the plantains in the batter and coat hem with it, deep fry 2-3 pieces at a time until crisp and golden brown. Remove and place the fritters on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve hot as a snack with tea/coffee.

And now its award time :) :) I am delighted to receive these awards from friends.

Sunitha and Namitha of Collaborative Curry have passed this lovely 'beautiful blogger' award. Thank you so much dearies for the award. I love your blog and the yummy and authentic Kerala cuisines you post.


I would love to pass this award to few of my blogger friends.

Duchess of Rose Tea Cottage,
Vinolia of Akal's Saappadu,
Shabeena of Shab's Cuisine ,
Ally of What's Cooking today ,
Dolly of Curry and beyond ,
Viki of Viki's kitchen and
Ayesha of Life Today.

And Devi of Devi's blog and Renuka of Love of Cooking have nominated me for this 'Kreative blogger' award. Thank you Devi and Renuka for thinking of me :)

Rules for accepting this award:


1) Thank the person giving the award
2) Copy the award to your blog
3) Place a link to their blog
4) Name 7 things people don't know about you
5) Nominate 7 bloggers
6) Place a link to those bloggers
7) Leave a comment letting those bloggers know about the award

I had already posted the 7 things about me before. You can see it here.

I am nominating the below bloggers for his award.
Siddhi of Cooked Dil Se ,
Priya john of These are a few of my favorite things ,
Asha of ASRA ASHAON KA ,
Malar of Malar's cuisine ,
Saju Sharfu of The Novice kitchen ,
Ushnish Ghosh of Cooking and recipes and
Kanchan of Kitchen gossip.

32 comments:

  1. looks so delicious. Nice click.

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  2. yummy pazhampori...would you parcel some for me :D My all time fav..As you said,I cannot have this without nostalgia :-)

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  3. mmmmmmmm looks very tempting

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  4. Wow I have relished this tasty fritters once in kerala,it tastes just yummy....

    nice one,looks just the same...

    Njoy Blogging....

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  5. looks very nice. you have a lovely blog.

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  6. My Mom used to prepare these fritters, they are lovely !
    yay !!!!
    Congrats for your award and thanks a ton for sharing it with me !!

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  7. my favourite pazaham pori...nice eve snack.

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  8. Hello Faiza,
    congratulations for the awards!!! and my hearty thanks for sharing this award with me; you made my day!!!!

    your pazham pori looks crispy and I'm sure they taste wonderful!!! I've tasted these during my vacation to Kerala; they served these in the house boat at Allepey; everybody liked it, especially my teddies... it was hot and comforting to eat these!!! but I agree with you, nothing can level the taste of food that our grandmas make, that is something special!!! have a nice day!!!

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  9. Those fritters are getting me so tempting.... I wanna eat them right away...... But I'll have to wait till prepare them myself....

    Ash...
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  10. Ooops! I forgot..... I'm such a DUH!!! sometimes.... Congrats on all the TOFAs u've been honoured with..... & thanks for tagging me with this Token Of Appreciation....

    Love,

    Ash...
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  11. I am starting to see plantains more often in our grocery store here so will definitely have to give this a try. Thank you for showing me a delicious recipe to use plantains!

    Congratulations on your awards. So nice to be recognized and appreciated by our peers and friends. Well earned!

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  12. this is my all time favorite snack..love to have it with tea...looks to tempting, dear!

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  13. It looks very delicious.
    See soon.

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  14. Yummy fritters... and Congrats on your award.

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  15. oh wow!!! my fav..looks mouthwatering..
    Congrats on the awards...

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  16. very nice for a snack..looks delicious !

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  17. wonderful tea time snack Faiza!! Congratulations on beautiful blogger award!! Your blog is really beauiful :)

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  18. fritters looks crispy & delicious...

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  19. I can imagine that sweet pazham pori , we used to get in Trivandrum:)It came out perfect for you dear...makes me drool.
    Congrats on your well deserved awards.
    Thanks for inspiring me more by sharing it with me...so glad to get it from you dear.

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  20. My favorite snack too....
    Congratulations on ur awards..Loved reading about you.

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  21. Yum, I love this snack too, and my kids devour it when they come from school. I didn't know you are a Malayalee?!!!
    Congrats on your awards!

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  22. Its different to me..
    congrats and thanks for award dear

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  23. Hey nice fritters faiza...i love them...hey thnx a lot for the award...i vl post it sun on my blog...

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  24. Wow, pazham pori'...I loved to buy this in train, the only place I enjoyed this native dish to the core:) Yours looks perfect:) Congrats on those awards, enjoy:) And thank you so much for sharing it with me:)

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  25. Dear Faiza, Congratulations on ur well deserved awards.. I loved reading the 7 things abt you. Thanks for remebering me and sharing the award with me..It made my day..
    LOve ur post abt Plaintain fritters.

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  26. All time fav snack..Perfect with hot tea...

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  27. Yum..my favourite snack.I lose count of how many I eat while frying them..absolutely delicious snack!!

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  28. Thank you friends for the lovely words and comments :)

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  29. nicely sliced plaintains faiza..:)luks very nice.

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  30. Amazing recipe...thanks for the award dear...i will post it soon!!!!

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  31. adipoli..My all time fav..Wish to grab one from the screen..:)
    Congrats on ur well deserved award and wishing many more to come.:D

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