Kele ka Kofta are crispy, spiced pan fried patties made with raw green unripe bananas or plantains, spices, herbs and a binding flour. A special snack that you can make during the Navratri fasting period or on any other regular day.
Take the unripe bananas or plantains in a 2 litre stovetop pressure cooker. Add 1.5 cups water. You can also halve the plantains and then add them to the cooker.
Pressure cook on medium heat for 3 whistles or till the bananas have complete softened.
Let the pressure drop naturally in the cooker, then only open the lid. Drain the water and set aside the cooked plantains to cool.
Once they become warm, peel them and place in a mixing bowl.
Mash them with a potato masher or with a fork. Mash very well.
Then add all of the other ingredients, except oil. Mix very well.
Now take equal portions from the mixture and shape them into patties.
Making kela ka kofta
Heat peanut oil in a flat pan or skillet. When the oil becomes hot, place the koftas.
When the base is cooked and becomes light golden, turn over and fry the other side.
Flip for a couple of times more and pan fry the koftas till they become golden and crispy.
Then place the fried koftas on kitchen paper towels.
Serve Banana Kofta with coconut chutney or coriander chutney or mint chutney.
Notes
Use only unripe bananas or plantains to make this recipe.
Feel free to adjust the spices and seasonings according to your preferences.
When making the banana kofta as a snack on regular days, you could use rice flour or cornstarch or bread crumbs to bind the kofta mixture instead of arrowroot flour.
You can also bake or air-fry these koftas.
The recipe can be scaled to make for more servings.