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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Prepare plantain dough:-Place the plantains in a steamer, cover and steam for about 10 - 12 min until the plantains turns soft. | 2. Remove from the steamer and let it cool. | 3. Peel the plantains ,slice them lengthwise and remove the seeds. | 4. Mash the plantains until smooth and knead to form a non sticky dough and set aside.(if it feels sticky add ghee, make sure the dough is lump free and smooth in texture). | 5. Prepare the stuffing: Heat a pan and add ghee, when the ghee melts add the cashews and raisins to it. | 6. Saute for a minute and add the grated coconut,sugar and cardamom, mix well. | 7. Turn off the heat when the coconut slightly changes its color. | 8. Assembling and shaping :- Divide the plantain dough into small(golf ball size) balls. | 9. Grease your hands with ghee. | 10. Place a ball in your palm and flatten it,fill the center with a portion of coconut mixture and close it by stretching the dough from all sides so as to cover the stuffing. | 11. shape it resembling a plantain or any other desired shape. | 12. In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the stuffed plantains and cook until slightly browned on all sides. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plantain	2			436.76	114.1662	4.654	1.3246
coconut	3/4	cup	grated	290.7	33.0544	1.9954	17.8436
cashew nut	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
cardamom powder	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
ghee	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
oil	1	cup		1795.8	0.0	0.574	203.93400000000003

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.