Malabar Kaipola (Steamed Plantain Cake)

Kaipola is a tea time snack with main ingredient as banana.This is an authentic Malabar dish which is often served as an evening snack. This is a sweet dish and it is a mixture of ripe bananas and eggs.
This is usually prepared during Ramadan days.

INGREDIENTS

Nendrapazham (Ripe Banana)  -  2 nos
Eggs  -  3nos
Cashew nuts  -  1 tbsp
Almonds  -  1 tbsp
Raisins  -  1 tbsp
Sugar  -  8 tbsp
Cardamom powder  -  1 tsp
Coconut oil  -  as required.


METHOD

Heat a pan with coconut oil and fry cashew nuts,almonds and raisins till golden brown.Keep it aside
Cut the banana into cubes and fry them in the same oil.
Mix the fried banana and nuts together
Beat the eggs, add sugar and cardamom powder and again until frothy.
Now add the banana and nuts mixture to the beaten eggs and mix well.
Heat a non stick pan and add little coconut oil.
Now add the banana mixture into the pan and close the lid.
Cook for about 10 minutes, flip and then cook again for 5 minutes.
Remove and cut it into pieces.
Serve hot with tea.