Raw Banana tikki or Kache Kela ki tikki or Bhalekayi Tikki is simple and easy ,vrat recipe. This is a No Onion , No Garlic recipe .
Here I have used only few fasting ingredients which can be consumed during fasting. But if you are not fasting and making it on any other day ,you can prepare it by using onion ,garlic and chat masala for that extra zing.
For Kache Kela ki Tikki ,I have used Singhada / singhara (Water Chestnut) flour , but you can even use Kuttu ka atta (Buckwheat Flour) or other any other flour which is used in fasting.
Flour used here is just for binding . I have just tawa fried it with little Desi Ghee / Clarified Butter . But you can also deep fry it or tawa fry using oil also.
Raw Banana is rich in fiber and its great for diabetics ,weight loss and heart health. Combination of Water Chestnut Flour and raw banana is great ,keeps you energized for long.So,its mainly used during fasting. If you are not fasting ,then also you can have this at it tastes great and healthy too.
Other fasting / vrat recipes on blog are Sabudana Vada , Sabudana Khichdi and Kaddu Halwa
Recipe card for Raw Banana Tikki
Raw Banana Tikki Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 grams Raw banana
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger grated
- 2 Tbsp coriander leaves chopped
- 1 Big Cardamom pod
- 1/2 tsp Chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp Jeera powder
- 1/4 tsp Green cardamom powder
- 2 tsp coriander seeds ,roasted and crushed
- 3/4 tsp lemon juice
- 3/4 tsp Rock salt powder or as required
- 2 Tbsp Singhara flour / buckwheat flour
Instructions
- Wash and clean, raw banana ,peel the skin .
- Cut into small circles, add 1/3 cup of water ,1 cardamom pod and pressure cook for just a whistle on high heat, manually release the pressure . Alternatively, you can just steam raw banana.
- Whilst , dry roast coriander seeds and crush it coarsely using mortar and pestle.
- Discard cardamom pod , drain water if any . And finely mash banana with help of a fork.
- Add grated ginger ,chopped green chillies,chopped coriander leaves , 1/4 tsp cardamom powder ,red chilli powder,jeera powder and powdered rock salt .Add lime juice and mix well everything .
- Add 2 Tbsp of singhara atta or buckwheat flour or arrowroot powder or any fasting flour. Flour is added for just binding purpose.
- Take a small portion of the mixture , shape into patties.
- Heat griddle, brush some ghee on griddle and arrange the patties.
- Drizzle ghee /oil over the patties, flip and cook on both sides till done. Takes about 3-4 minutes , to cook on each side.
- Serve hot with a cup of coffee or tea.
Step by Step directions on making of Raw Banana Tikki :
Wash and clean ,raw banana ,peel the skin .
Cut into small circles ,add 1/3 cup of water ,1 cardamom pod and pressure cook for just a whistle on high heat, manually release the pressure . Alternatively, you can just steam raw banana.
Whilst ,dry roast coriander seeds and crush it coarsely using mortar and pestle.
Discard cardamom pod ,drain water if any . And finely mash banana with help of a fork.
Add grated ginger ,chopped green chillies,chopped coriander leaves , 1/4 tsp cardamom powder ,red chilli powder,jeera powder and powdered rock salt .Add lime juice and mix well everything .
Add 2 Tbsp of singhara atta or buckwheat flour or arrowroot powder or any fasting flour. Flour is added for just binding purpose.
Take a small portion of the mixture ,shape into patties.
Heat griddle, brush some ghee on griddle and arrange the patties.Alternatively, you can even deep fry this. 
Drizzle ghee /oil over the patties ,flip and cook on both sides till done. Takes about 3-4 minutes ,to cook on each side.
My lil boy had no patience ,he was about to take by then i clicked this pic, so considered to share this image ,with his lil fingers 🙂
Serve hot with a cup of coffee or tea.
