Bananas for Dinner: How to Make Savory Banana Fritters

In Natasha’s kitchen, you would expect to find plenty of banana-based recipes for sweet treats. But what might surprise you is that along with the sweet, amateur baker Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan has plenty of savory banana recipes in her personal cookbook, too! 

Here is the recipe for one of her go-to side dishes: savory banana fritters straight from Natasha’s kitchen!

There are so many recipes for sweets and baked goods made from overripe bananas.  But what if you are craving something more on the savory side?  Maybe you just want to ‘wow’ everyone at the potluck dinner by sneaking in a secret ingredient that will keep your friends guessing…  Either way, you have got to try Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan’s secret recipe for savory fritters with a banana base!

Ingredients

Here is everything you need to make Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan’s banana fritters:

• 4 bananas
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon buckwheat flour
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt

Optional:

• 1 cup cooking oil*

Baking enthusiast Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan brings from Natasha’s kitchen to yours, a healthy and savory alternative to starchy potato fritters.  For this recipe, the amateur baker recommends using an airfryer, to eliminate the need for frying your fritters in hot oil.  *Alternatively, if you do not have an airfryer available to use, you will need approximately 1 cup of cooking oil to fry your fritters in a skillet on the stove. 

Directions

Step 1: Peel and mash all four bananas in a bowl.

Step 2: Combine diced onion with mashed bananas.  Mix evenly.

Step 3: Add dry ingredients: ground ginger, cayenne pepper, salt and buckwheat flour.

Step 4: Preheat the airfryer to 360°.  While preheating, separate banana mixture into 1 tablespoon portions on a flat, even surface.  Shape as desired.

Step 5: Place fritters into the airfryer on a fryer-safe baking sheet.  Cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown.  Bon appetit!