Stuffed Bananas

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup chickpea flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 teaspoons peanut oil
• 4 firm bananas
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 in bowl mix flour, half the salt and tumeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne and the sugar. add the 3 tbsp oil. blend with fingers until crumbly. set aside.
• 2 the banans should be clear yellow with no brown. slice the stem ends from banana. do not peel. cut them in 3rds crosswise. take each chunk and make a slit about halfway down the middle [not across]. place as much chickpea mix as can fit in this. after all pieces are stuffed heat the remaining oil and add the seeds and remaining ingredients.
• 3 when the mustard pops add the chunks one at a time. placing on sides until bottom of pot is tightly packed. do not stack. turn heat to very low and cover. shake pot once or twice to spread oil all over.
• 4 after 6 minutes turn bananas gently with fork. do not puncture the skins. cook for 6 more minutes.
• 5 eat. skins and all.