Fried raw-bananas (Kelyachya Kaptya)

If you love banana chips or maduros in a Cuban restaurant, you're bound to love the kelyachya kaptya or fried-raw bananas. These are a staple in our family, especially as an accompaniment when meals is a simple dal-rice.

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Prep Time: 30-45 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients (servings 2):

2 raw bananas

2 tsp red pepper

½ tsp turmeric

¼ cup rice flour (all-purpose flour is a good alternate but not the same!)

2 tbsp of oil

Salt

How to make?

Step 1:

Peel off the outer skin of the raw banana.

Step 2:

Half the banana horizontally, then vertically slice them thin (2-3 mm thickness).

Step 3:

Soak the slices in salt water for about 30-45 mins to get rid of the stickiness on the bananas.

Step 4:

After they’re well soaked, rinse out the water and any excess salt.

Step 5:

Rub the raw banana with paprika and turmeric.

Step 6:

Lightly coat the slices in rice flour.

Step 7:

Heat the oil in a pan, and shallow-fry the banana slices on a slow flame till they turn gold/brown on either side and are cooked.