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Banana Buns Recipe

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About

An easy and simple deep-fried snack or puffy bread recipe made with plain flour and ripe bananas. It is most commonly prepared in the South Canara region of Karnataka state, and hence, it is referred to as Mangalore Buns or simple Banana Buns. It is typically served with spicy coconut chutney but tastes great with idli sambar or a flavoured kurma recipe. Typically, it is served for breakfast in the morning, but it is not limited to it. It can also be an ideal evening snack with a cup of tea or coffee. This simple and healthy snack has many variations. The most common way is to make it with maida and ripe bananas. Another healthy combination is to make it with wheat flour and ripe bananas. This would make it healthy but may not have the right texture as the traditional one. The other variations are making it with different types of bananas, yielding differently textured buns.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ripe banana
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • ¼ cup curd
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2½ cup maida
  • oil (for frying)

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Instructions

  1. Firstly in a large mixing bowl take 2 ripened banana. If you are having overripened banana (black) it works great.
  2. Add in 3 tbsp sugar depending on the sweetness of the banana.
  3. Mash smooth with the help of a fork. But do not blend banana in mixi.
  4. Now add ¼ cup curd, 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp baking soda, and ½ tsp salt. Combine well with the help of a spoon.
  5. Further, add 2½ cup maida and prepare the dough.
  6. Knead for 5 minutes or till dough turns smooth.
  7. Grease the dough with a tsp of oil. Cover and rest in warm place for 8 hours.
  8. Next day, knead the dough slightly and pinch a ball-sized dough.
  9. Dust with some maida and roll slightly thicker than poori.
  10. Deep fry the buns in hot oil. Further fry the buns on both sides keeping flame on medium.
  11. Fry till banana poori turns dark golden brown on both sides.
  12. Finally, serve the Banana Buns / Mangalore Buns / Banana Poori with chutney or saagu. You can also have them plain.

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Step-by-step

1
Firstly in a large mixing bowl take 2 ripened banana. If you are having overripened banana (black) it works great.
2
Add in 3 tbsp sugar depending on the sweetness of the banana.
3
Mash smooth with the help of a fork. But do not blend banana in mixi.
4
Now add ¼ cup curd, 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp baking soda, and ½ tsp salt. Combine well with the help of a spoon.
5
Further, add 2½ cup maida and prepare the dough.
6
Knead for 5 minutes or till dough turns smooth.
7
Grease the dough with a tsp of oil. Cover and rest in warm place for 8 hours.
8
Next day, knead the dough slightly and pinch a ball-sized dough.
9
Dust with some maida and roll slightly thicker than poori.
10
Deep fry the buns in hot oil. Further fry the buns on both sides keeping flame on medium.
11
Fry till banana poori turns dark golden brown on both sides.
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Finally, serve the Banana Buns / Mangalore Buns / Banana Poori with chutney or saagu. You can also have them plain.Banana Buns Recipe

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Notes

  • Firstly, use over ripened banana for more rich flavour and texture.
  • Also resting the dough is very much important, do not skip this step.
  • Additionally, leftover dough can be kept in refrigerator and used for 2-3 days.
  • Finally, Banana Buns / Mangalore Buns / Banana Poori taste great when prepared with maida.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/banana-buns-recipe-mangalore-buns/