Banana Mandazi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
2 ripe bananas, coarsely chopped
750 ml milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
500 ml self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons caster sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
basil leaves
icing sugar

Preparation

Place the egg, bananas, milk, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder and sugar in a blender or food processor. Whiz to make a smooth batter with a creamy, pourable consistency (if it is too thick add a little extra milk). Set aside for 10 minutes.
Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fat fryer and carefully fry spoonfuls of the mixture for 3-4 minutes until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen towel.
Serve with grilled pineapple, chilli syrup and deep fried basil leaves.