Thai style bananas
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Recipe by pooja of patna, IN
A sweet lover's delight of warm caramelised bananas, sprinkled with sesame seeds and toasted coconut.
Ingredients
vegetarian
6 servings
For the orange zest
- rind of 1 orange
- 5 bananas
- 1 tbsp margarine
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp toasted grated coconut
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp brandy or orange liqueur (option)
Directions
Peel the orange and gently slice of all the white part out of the peel. Using a very sharp knife, chop the outer portion of the peel into fine pieces. Keep aside.- Peel and slice the bananas lengthwise and then halve them to get 4 pieces out of each.
- In a flat pan, heat the margarine and the butter.
- Add the ginger and orange zest and cook over low heat till they release their flavours.
- Add the bananas and powered sugar and simmer till the syrup is thick, keep turning the bananas so they are well coated with the syrup.
- Add the lemon juice.Add the brandy or the orange liqueur and simmer till the syrup thickness.
- add the brandy or the orange liqueur and simmer till the syrup thickness
- Server garnished with sesame seeds and toasted coconut.
- This recipe tastes as good with apples or pears.
- Serve with vanilla ice-cream.