Unnakkaya - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 half-ripe indian bananas
2 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon cashews, chopped
2 teaspoons ghee
oil, to fry
cardamom powder

Preparation

Cut bananas into 2 or 3 pcs.
Cook in boiling water till the peel separates slightly from the fruit.
Remove from flame.
Strain.
Remove the peel and grind the bananas to a smooth dough WITHOUT adding any water.
Keep aside.
Mix eggs with sugar.
Do not over beat.
Heat 2 tsps.
ghee in a saucepan.
Add the egg mixture.
Stir well till it reaches a scrambled egg consistency.
Remove from flame.
Add cashewnuts, raisins and cardamom powder.
Oil your hands with a little melted ghee.
Take small balls (the size of a lime) of the ground banana.
Flatten it on your palm to small disc shapes.
Put 2 tsps.
of scrambled egg in it.
Fold edges and press lightly.
Now roll it in your hands and shape it like cotton buds (both ends pointed).
Heat oil in a wok.
Deep-fry these to a golden brown colour.
Remove from heat.