Fufu Flour Fritters

When I first saw this at the Indian grocery store, i was intrigued by it – Flour made with Plantain? apparently used a lot in African countries like Ethiopia. The recommended use for it is to make pancakes, but it was afternoon when I pulled it out of my pantry to read those instructions- and was not waiting until the morning to try it. I put freshly picked zucchinis from my garden to work to make these delicious bajjis or fritters – as my daughter observed, this flour is really tasty and makes for real tasty bajjis.

Ingredients
1 cup Fufu Flour
1/4 rice flour
1/4 cup besan
2 tsp chili powder (I used sambar powder)
a pinch of asafetida
Salt to taste
about 3/4 cup of water to mix into a fluid batter
oil to fry
2 medium sized zucchinis

Preparation

Cut the zucchinis into 1/4 inch rounds

put fresh oil in a deep pan and heat

mix the ingredients to make the batter

Ensure the oil is hot enough by dripping a little batter into it – If the batter pops up to the surface quickly, it is ready

Dip the zucchinis in the batter making sure it is fully coated on all sides.

Repeat the process until the pan is full but not over-crowded

cook until the batter is golden brown

Remove from oil, draining them completely with a ladle that has holes in it.

Place on a dish lined with paper towel.

Serve hot with ketchup or by itself

20 Comments

Lyndsey Chapin on July 21, 2012 at 8:29 pm

These look good! I have not heard of this flour either. I'll have to keep an eye out for it!

R.Ramakrishnan on July 22, 2012 at 4:37 am

This looks nice and tasty !

Mélange on July 22, 2012 at 4:56 am

But it's innovative and tempting dear.Even I am not familiar with the flour.Yet the entire idea looks healthy and nutritious.

PT on July 22, 2012 at 5:15 am

new to me.. bajji looks crispy..

Beena.stephy on July 22, 2012 at 6:10 am

Woow plantain bhaji looks yummy pls check my potato bhajis http://www.cookingatmayflower.blogspot.com

Priya Satheesh on July 22, 2012 at 8:17 am

Never heard of this flour…very interesting n yummy crispy bajji's…Thanks for sharing:)

Archana on July 22, 2012 at 8:34 am

Drooling here Priya. Love them.

Ramya on July 22, 2012 at 9:05 am

Fufu flour:) That sounds interesting, in my place we use dried plantain powder as baby food! The Bhajjis looks soo crispy and yumm

Priya Sreeram on July 22, 2012 at 10:37 am

plantain flour- wow; good one priya

Hamaree Rasoi on July 22, 2012 at 2:14 pm

Fritters look so delicious and lovely. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com on July 22, 2012 at 2:38 pm

Thanks for sharing, never heard of this flour. Nice recipe!

kitchen queen on July 22, 2012 at 4:58 pm

delicious yummy tempting and inviting fritters.

Julie on July 22, 2012 at 9:17 pm

New & interesting flour to me,looks crisp & delicious!!

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Kalpana Sareesh on July 23, 2012 at 5:26 am

interesting flour.. n yumm

Santosh Bangar on July 23, 2012 at 6:47 am

never heard of this flour but fritters sound crispy &tempting

Shobha Kamath on July 23, 2012 at 10:18 am

This flour is new to me. Haven't heard it before. Fritters look yummy !

Shailaja Reddy on July 23, 2012 at 4:52 pm

Fritters sounds great…

Renée Andrea Reddy on July 23, 2012 at 9:48 pm

Oh Holy YUM these look scrumptious! I have never heard of plantain flour before nor have I ever seen it around, I will keep my eye out for it now! We make this with normal flour and potatoes…yummy! I wanna try zuchinni now too, it looks awesome! Go you for growing your own zucchini!!! I am loving your blog and all these delcious recipes, I am your newest follower!