Banana - Dates Balls

Ingredients:

2 bananas / plantains/ nendrapazham

10 dates

10 cashew nuts

white poppy seeds for rolling

oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Cut the bananas/ plantains into pieces and steam cook until it turns soft.
2. Then remove its skin and mash / grind into smooth dough without adding water.
3. Remove the seeds of the dates by making a slit on one side of the date and replace with cashew nuts.
4. Cover each date with the mashed banana / banana dough and roll to make a ball.
5. Then roll each prepared balls in white poppy seeds and keep it aside.
6. Heat oil in a pan and fry the banana balls till golden color...Remove from flame and serve hot with tea / coffee...