Plantain Bonda

Ingredients

Ripe plantain - 2
Coconut grated- 3/4 cup
Rava- 1/3 cup
Sugar- 3-4 tbs
Cardamon -5
Cashew nuts-6-7
Raisins- a few
Ghee- 2 tsp

For the batter

Maida/All purpose flour- 3/4 cup
Rice flour-3 tbs
Sugar-1 tsp
Salt- a pinch
baking powder- a pinch
Oil for frying

Method

1) Mash plantains properly  with your hands.
2) Heat ghee in a pan and roast cashew nuts and raisins, drain and keep aside.
3) In the same pan, roast rava and coconut till it is golden brown.
4) Add the grated plantain and saute for about two minutes.
5) Allow this mixture to cool. Add sugar and cardamom and the roasted cashew nuts and raisins and mix well.
6) Make this into small balls and keep aside.
7) Mix all the ingredients listed under batter. Add enough water to make a smooth batter not so thick and not so thin( idli batter consistency).
8) Heat oil in a pan and when it id hot enough, take balls one at a time and dip into the batter and carefully drop into oil. Fry all sides evenly.
9) Drain in paper towel.