Sarkara Varatti / Sarkkara Upperi /Jaggery Coated Banana Chips

Sarkara Varatti – Sarkkara Upperi – Jaggery Coated Banana Chips

Ingredients


Raw Plantain (pacha ethakka) - 3 to 4 medium
Jaggery (sarkara) - 400 gm
dried ginger (chukkupodi) -1/2 tsp
cardamaom (elakka podi) -1/2 tsp
Rice flour or powdered sugar - 2 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Coconut oil - 2 cup

Method of preparation

1. Peel the banana. cut  the banana lengthwise and cut it into 1/4" pieces.

2.Heat coconut oil in a pan. Add the plantain pieces and fry until it is crispy.

  Transfer the fried pieces in to a tissue paper and let it cool.

3.In a thick bottomed pan heat jaggery and 1/2 cup of water till jaggery melts. Strain this to      removes any impurities.
4 .Now reheat the strained syrup on a low to medium heat, stirring frequently till it reaches a thick  consistency.
5.Remove from heat and add the dried ginger and cardamom powder to them and mix well

6.Add the fried and cooled plantain pieces into the jaggery syrup and mix well.

 then add powdered sugar/rice flour and mix well. This gives a nice appearance to the sharkara  upperi and the slices do not stick to one another.

7.Finally just sprinkle the rice flour.

Tasty Homemade Sarkara Varatti is ready to be served. Enjoy!!!😋😋👌👌