Kluay Kaek (Crispy Fried Bananas)

Name: Kluay Kaek (Crispy Fried Bananas)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 ripe but firm bananas (or 8 small Thai bananas), halved and sliced lengthways; 120 g Rice flour; 2 tbsp Cornflour (cornstarch); 30 g Desiccated coconut; 2 tbsp Sesame seeds; 50 g Sugar; ½ tsp Salt; 60 ml Coconut milk; 120 ml ice-cold sparkling water; 1 l oil, for deep-frying

Street-cart bananas in a crackly rice flour, coconut and sesame batter. Crisp outside, soft and jammy inside.

Thai · Desserts · prep 15 min · cook 15 min · serves 4 · Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian

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Ingredients

4 ripe but firm bananas (or 8 small Thai bananas), halved and sliced lengthways
120 g Rice flour
2 tbsp Cornflour (cornstarch)
30 g Desiccated coconut
2 tbsp Sesame seeds
50 g Sugar
½ tsp Salt
60 ml Coconut milk
120 ml ice-cold sparkling water
1 l oil, for deep-frying

Method

Whisk the rice flour, cornflour, coconut, sesame seeds, sugar and salt in a bowl. Stir in the coconut milk and sparkling water to make a batter like thick cream.
Heat the oil in a wok or deep pan to 180°C (350°F).
Dip the banana pieces in the batter, let the extra drip off, and fry in batches for 4–5 min, turning, until deep golden and crunchy.
Drain on a rack or paper and eat warm, while the batter still crackles.

Tips

Slightly underripe bananas hold their shape best; very ripe ones turn to mush in the oil.
Leftover batter makes great fried sweet potato or taro slices.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Hungry in Thailand Rachel Cooks Thai

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