Fried Bananas

Ingredients:

• 2 - 4 ripe bananas (old ones are very good)
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup rice flour
• 1/4 cup corn starch
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp shredded dry coconut (dessicated coconut)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 tsp baking soda
• 1 egg (optional)
• few drops vanilla essence
• 1/3 cup rice flour for coating
• Oil for frying

Preparation:

• Peel and slice bananas in half and then again lengthwise.
• Mix all purpose flour, rice flour, corn starch, salt and 2 tbsp shredded coconut in a bowl and stir to combine. Add baking soda to water and mix it in the bowl into a batter.
• Crack an egg and whip it in the batter (optional - I tried it without the egg and it turned out pretty good)
• Mix 1/3 cup rice flour with 1 tbsp shredded coconut in a separate bowl.
• Dip banana slices into the batter first and then roll it in the rice flour - coconut mixture. This will firm up the bananas and make for a crispy coating.
• Shallow or deep fry the bananas in hot oil. (I shallow fried it)