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\nSteam-Cooking the Ripe Plantain<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n
Vijay<\/a> loves all things plantain; so much so, he even wrote a guest post on homemade plantain chips<\/a> on my blog few months ago. When I saw the recipe for sweet plantain dessert, at LG’s Ginger and Mango<\/a>, I knew Vijay<\/a> is going to like it. <\/p>\n Dessert with sweet plantains usually involves deep-frying, but this traditional Kerala recipe was different and healthy because it was steam cooked. I tried it with one ripe plantain and we both liked the end result. Easy dessert and they were like small venna<\/em>(butter) biscuits, the kind that would melt in mouth but with gooey, banana sweetness.<\/p>\n Recipe:<\/strong> Wash and cut plantains into 4 or 5 pieces crosswise. Steam-cook them for about 15 to 20 minutes, until they soften. The outer skin will turn black and insides will turn soft. Remove the steam basket from steamer and let them cool. Peel the skin, cut each piece into 3 or 4 thin rounds.<\/p>\n Take melted ghee<\/a> and sugar in a small cup. Stir until sugar melts in ghee. Lightly dip each plantain round in ghee-sugar mix, remove. Or sprinkle some sugar on top of these rounds and serve. Good treat, I think particularly for toddlers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/ripeplantain\/plantaindessertimagecopyrighted2.jpg\")
\nSteam Cooked Ripe Plantain Piece ~ Removing the Skin<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n
\nI ripe plantain
\nGhee<\/a> and sugar – half tablespoon each or to taste.<\/p>\n![\"Semolina](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/ripeplantain\/plantaindessertimagecopyrighted7.jpg\")
\nSugar Coated Ripe Plantain Rounds and Semolina Upma<\/a> with Peanut chutney<\/a> ~ Our Simple Meal Today<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n