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GORENG PISANG

Banana fritters are popular in Malay and Chinese cuisine
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Chinese, Malay
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • 1 wok or deep pan for deep frying

Ingredients

  • 8 bananas
  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ cup rice flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups oil for deep frying
  • 1 cup sparkling water

Instructions

  • Mix the flour, rice flour, baking powder and salt well in a bowl. Beat the sparkling water, rum and egg into the flour mixture until batter is smooth.
  • Set batter aside to rest for 15 minutes.
  • Heat the oil in a deep skillet. Dip the bananas in the batter and gently drop them into the hot oil. 
  • Turn bananas  so that they colour to a rich golden brown on all sides. Remove and drain on paper towels.