BANANA CHIPS

Banana Chips are available in plenty in bakeries all over.  But the taste of the home made chips is awesome.   Home made chips are  fresh,  crispy and nourishing,  as we can use the oil of our choice to fry  the chips.  With little effort,  these  can be prepared at home, preferably with a helping hand.  

TO PREPARE BANANA CHIPS:

Ingredients:

• 8 fresh green raw Nandarkai bananas
• 1 litre cooking oil 
• 1 tbspn turmeric powder dissolved in water
• A metal chips slicer

Method:

• Peel the skin of the raw banana by slitting the skin lengthwise, without touching the pulp
• Soak these peeled bananas in turmeric  water in an utensil for a while
• Remove the bananas and pat dry using a dry cloth or tissue paper

• Heat the oil in a deep frying pan, bring it to a boil
• Hold the slicer above the hot oil and slice the bananas, dropping directly into the hot oil
• To avoid lumps, keep stirring.
• Add a tspn of salt water into the hot oil
• Fry until crispy
• Transfer the fried chips onto a plate covered with tissue paper
• Allow to cool. 
• Store the chips in an air tight container.

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PORK RIBS

Pork ribs is a variation in cooking pork meat and is a delicacy.  This recipe is from Jovita Pinto, and the dish comes out yummy.

Pork ribs are not sold separately in Mangalore.  However  with  a courteous request to the vendor we can buy the ribs.    Along with the ribs, fat as well as the meat is also included. The ribs must be cut into finger size pieces, preferably at the place where these are purchased.

TO PREPARE PORK RIBS:

Ingredients:

1 kg pork ribs along with meat and fat

Marinade:

Soya sauce                     : 1 tbspn

Ginger garlic paste         : ½ tbspn

Juice of a lemon

Chilly powder                 : 1 tspn

Salt                                  : to taste or ¾ tspn

Mix the marinade well and apply to each pork piece thoroughly.

Marinate overnight or atleast for 3 hours

To prepare:

Ingredients:

Oil                       : 1 tspn

Chilly flakes         : 1 tspn

Sweet and hot tomato ketchup : 1 cup (or more if required)

Cook the marinated meat on low fire until soft and tender.

In a separate utensil heat the oil and add the chilly flakes on a very slow fire.

Add on the tomato ketchup and mix well forming a thick gravy.

Add to this the cooked meat and stir well enough so that the thick gravy covers the meat. 

Delicious pork ribs are ready to be served.

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