Desserts and Sweets Recipes - Kerwai

Ingredients

• 450g/1 lb ghee

• 75g/3 oz blanched almonds, chopped

• 45ml/3 tbsp peanuts

• 45ml/3 tbsp raisins

• 5ml/1 tsp ground cardamom

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• 12 frying bananas

• 75g/3 oz sugar

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Method:

1. Heat a little ghee and fry the almonds, peanuts and raisins for 3 minutes then stir in the cardamom, nutmeg and vanilla essence.

2. Heat a little more ghee and fry the peeled bananas until lightly browned. Add the sugar and keep stirring until the mixture forms a lump. Remove from the heat and mix well.

3. Shape the mixture into small balls then flatten and fill with the fruit filling and press the banana mixture round to enclose the filling.

4. Heat the remaining ghee and fry the balls until golden brown on all sides. Serve hot.