Unnakkaya Recipe | Malabar Special Sweet

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Unnakkaya / Unnakkai is a spindle-shaped sweet made of plantain stuffed with coconut filling. It is originated from the Malabar region of India and is often eaten at a wedding, iftar and other festivities.
It is a simple snack that everyone can be made easily with available ingredients at home. We can include scrambled eggs in the filling. Here I am sharing an eggless Unnakkaya.

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INGREDIENTS
  • Grated Coconut - 3 tablespoons
  • Sugar - 2 tablespoons
  • Cardamom Powder - 1 teaspoon
  • Ghee - 1 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon
  • Few cashews and raisins
  • Oil for frying
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Firstly steam the bananas in a steamer until they are cooked.
  2. Let them cool, then peel the skin off.
  3. Cut the bananas lengthwise and remove the seed threads.
  4. Mash the bananas using a spoon or fork into the very smooth dough without any lumps.
  5. Then divide the banana paste into lemon sized balls. Keep it aside.
  6. Now let's make the filling. Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a pan.
  7. Fry cashews and raisins until golden. Do not brown too much. And keep it aside.
  8. Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a pan.
  9. Add grated coconut and saute for 5 minutes till the colour change.
  10. Then add sugar for sweetness. 
  11. Also, add cardamom powder.
  12. Then add fried cashews and raisins. Now the filling is ready. Allow it to cool.
  13. Grease your palm lightly with oil and take a banana ball and flatten it with your thumb.
  14. Place 1 or 2 teaspoons of coconut filling in the centre.
  15. Bring the edges together to cover the filling. 
  16. Roll into a cylindrical shape with elongated edges.
  17. Do the same for remaining.
  18. Heat oil in a pan for frying.
  19. When the oil is heated up, place the banana dumplings into the oil.
  20. Fry them until light golden brown colour.
  21. Finally, drain over a kitchen towel and serve it.
BONUS TIPS
  • Use ripen plantains. Don't use over ripen plantains.
  • You can use jaggery instead of sugar for sweetness.
  • You can increase or decrease the quantity of sugar, based on your taste.
  • If you like eggs you can include in the filling.

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