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Kaipola/ Plantain Egg Cake

Course Snack
Cuisine Malabar
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 3 medium plantains chopped into small pieces
  • 4 eggs
  • A pinch of cardamom
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon ghee
  • 4 tablespoon sugar more for sweetness!
  • 8-10 cashew nuts
  • 10-15 raisins

Instructions

  • Beat the eggs with cardamom and salt till doubled in volume and pale in color.
  • Heat a saucepan and melt the ghee. Fry the cashew nuts, drain. Fry the raisins till puffed, drain into the cashew nuts.
  • Now add the plantains and sauté on low flame for five minutes.
  • Add the sugar and cook till melted and caramelized.
  • Now pour in the beaten egg and give a gentle mix. Sprinkle the cashew nuts and raisins on top.
  • Keep the flame on bare minimum and cook on tightly closed lid till the top is firm, ie. non-sticky when touched.
  • Switch off and leave in the pan for a couple of minutes. Flip onto a plate.
  • Cut and serve with a hot cup of chai!