Ginger Allspice Banana Fritters

This great Indian recipe is always a big success. All you need is to mix three ingredients, add some spice and plunge in the hot oil. It makes a terrific breakfast or a memorable treat with a strong-tasting tea such as chai or a powerful black tea. Try it!

Ginger-Allspice Banana Fritters
1 cup peeled ripe bananas
1 cup rice flour
1/2 cup jaggery or muscovado sugar
grated ginger to taste
3 freshly ground allspice berries

Mash your bananas with a fork.

Grate the ginger.

Cut or pound the sugar.

Mix ingredients until you can't see the flour. You don't want a smooth batter - lumps of banana or sugar are normal.

Scoop a large tablespoon of batter with a spoon and drop it carefully in the oil with the help of another spoon. Continue until you don't have space to add more in the fryer without risking the fritters touching each other.

Fry until nicely brown.

drop on dry paper towel and pat them dry. Serve hot!

You could also omit the spice or add some rhum or even a pinch of chili. Baking powder is useless as the batter turns out a smooth, hot paste. Some people add as much sugar as banana but I think it's too sweet.