Nenthranga chips / Banana chips

Nenthraga chips is made from nenthram palam(nenthram banana). This is very famous in Kerala. In Kerala usually this chips are fried in coconut oil. But at home I make it with normal vegetable or canola oil.


Ingredients:
Nenthram banana - 2
oil for frying
salt to taste.

To make chips first cut both the ends of the banana and peel the banana. To peel the banana first cut the banana into half and them make cuts on the skin and try to remove the skin using hand. This way the skin comes off fully so that the chips retains its yellow color when fried. If you use a peeler the chips has the black/brown rim around it. After peeling cut the banana in circular discs and place them on a paper so that each disc is separated and does not stick to each other. This also help to absorb any moisture that is available in the chips. Now season the banana discs with salt before you start frying in oil. Throw the cut pieces one by one so that they don't stick to each other. If you dump all of them together in the oil they stick to each other and becomes soggy. Fry the chips and drain them. This chips is less oily than our potato chips and tastes good.

Note: Some people instead of seasoning the cut banana spray salt water to the oil while frying. This also works, only thing is this makes lot of oil to splatter and is messy