Pazham Pori

Recipe Category: Quick & Easy, Snacks

Author: Shaan Geo

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4.8 from 8 reviews

Pazham Pori / Ethakka appam

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Ready In

15 mins

Serves

Cuisine

Kerala

Pazham pori is an all time favorite snack of malayalees. It is also called “Ethakka appam”. It is an easy to prepare snack which does not require any great cooking experience. Any pazham pori lover can make it quickly. People usually use ‘all purpose flour’ (മൈദ) for making this dish. If you are more health conscious, use ‘atta flour’ instead of all purpose flour for making the pazham pori / ethakka appam.

Ingredients

Ripe plantain (ഏത്തപ്പഴം) – 3 Nos
All purpose flour (മൈദ) – 1 Cup
Rice flour (അരിപ്പൊടി) – 1 Table spoon
Sugar (പഞ്ചസാര) – 1 Table spoon
Turmeric powder (മഞ്ഞള്‍പൊടി) – 1 Pinch (optional)
Water – ¾ Cup
Salt (ഉപ്പ്) – to taste
Oil (എണ്ണ) – to deep fry

Method

Peel the plantains and slit it lengthwise.
In a bowl, take all purpose flour, rice flour, sugar, turmeric powder and salt. Blend it nicely by adding ¾ cup of water.
Dip the plantain slices in the prepared batter and evenly coat them.
Heat the oil in a deep bottom pan. When it is hot, deep fry the batter coated plantain slices by turning both sides till golden brown.
Serve the pazham pori hot with a cup of tea after draining the excess oil using a paper towel.

Tips

1) Instead of rice flour, you can use Semolina (Rava/റവ) as an alternative. It is mainly used to keep the pazham pori more crispy.
2) You can also use ‘atta flour’ instead of all purpose flour.

Author: Shaan Geo

According to me cooking is an equal-opportunity talent and I find that anybody can cook. It is not limited by the age, profession, caste, colour or creed of a person. What is needed is the love for cooking. For me the passion for cooking does not stop in the kitchen, when I travel, I continue to be inspired by eating in some of the best restaurants around the world.

52 comments on “Pazham Pori”

Anu P on December 27, 2013

Thank you for sharing your cooking genius with us!

Shaan Geo on December 30, 2013

Anu, thanks a lot for your kind words of encouragement

Shinu Kunjumon on October 30, 2014

plzzzzz Malayalam language

Shaan Geo on October 30, 2014

Shinu, please visit http://www.pachakamonline.com

Sree on May 22, 2014

Thanks a lot for the recipe of pazham pori. We live in Bangalore and my children just luv this snack. thanks to u I was able to prepare it and they just loved it.

Shaan Geo on May 22, 2014

You are welcome Sree Happy to know that the pazham pori came out well for you and your kids loved it very much. Hope to see you here often, happy cooking!

Maya Menon on June 7, 2014

Nice recipe Shaan, tried out with semolina this time and it came out well, tnk you once more for the recipe.

Shaan Geo on June 7, 2014

You are welcome Maya. Thank you very much for taking time to share your feedback.

Salma on September 19, 2014

Wat u mean by 1 cup? pls tel me dat, 1 cup= how mny glass…

Shaan Geo on September 19, 2014

Salma, 1 Cup = 250ml

Jimsha Jestin on October 11, 2014

Very good presentation. Tried pazhampori.. Came out really well. Yummmmm… Thanx Shaan.

Shaan Geo on October 12, 2014

You are welcome Jimsha. Thanks a lot for the feedback and also for your good words of encouragement.

Roopa on November 21, 2014

Thank you sir.

Shaan Geo on November 22, 2014

Welcome Roopa

Sivasekari on December 10, 2014

Hello Shaan, Thank u for the recipe & all the best for your interest in cooking.

Shaan Geo on December 10, 2014

Welcome Sivasekari. Thank you very much for the wishes.

Paru on December 27, 2014

Very nice.

Shaan Geo on December 27, 2014

Thanks Paru

Mily on January 19, 2015

Landed looking for pazham pori recipe. And spent almost an hour going through various recipes… Wow!!! Good work!! And helpful too.

Shaan Geo on January 19, 2015

Mily, I’m really happy that you found this pazham pori recipe very helpful. Thank you very much for the comment. Happy cooking

Aathira on January 19, 2015

Hi Shaan, Add some cardamom powder also it will give good flavor.

Shaan Geo on January 19, 2015

Aathira, Thank you very much for the tip.

Sreenivasan on January 31, 2015

Thanks

Shaan Geo on January 31, 2015

Welcome Sreenivasan

Afnan Akbar on February 26, 2015

Thanks very nice.

Shaan Geo on February 26, 2015

Thanks Afnan

Omana on March 2, 2015

Nice. Thank you.

Shaan Geo on March 2, 2015

Thanks Omana

Bhuvana Sharma on March 28, 2015

I’m really happy with your recipe Geo uncle.

Shaan Geo on March 28, 2015

Thanks Bhuvana

Hareeshma on April 1, 2015

THANK YOU UNCLE.

Shaan Geo on April 1, 2015

You are welcome Hareeshma

Ashwathi on May 7, 2015

Thank you for that sir! just prepared pazham pori following your recipe. But I prefer the banana cut in circles. Can you post a recipe for Banana Cake?

Shaan Geo on May 7, 2015

Ashwathi, Thanks for trying the pazham pori recipe and also for the tip. I will try to add the cake recipe soon.

Zurumi Mujib on June 29, 2015

I like it. But i don’t know how to make it. Thanx sir for helping me.. thank you so much..

Shaan Geo on June 29, 2015

Zurumi, The best chef in the world is you, because only you know how to cook to suite your taste buds. Anybody can do this recipe. You can also, just follow the procedure. Have fun in the kitchen

Anju L on June 30, 2015

Your recipes are good.

Shaan Geo on June 30, 2015

Thanks Anju

Bindu on August 14, 2015

Thanks for the recipes.

Shaan Geo on August 14, 2015

You are welcome Bindu

Abibz on October 20, 2015

Best kanna best

Shaan Geo on October 20, 2015

Thanks Abibz

Anna on March 5, 2016

I tried this recipe and it came out really well. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.

Shaan Geo on March 5, 2016

Thanks a lot Anna

Sudheena on March 19, 2016

Thank u Shan.

Shaan Geo on March 19, 2016

You are welcome Sudheena

Irene on May 6, 2016

Easy to make recipes. One feels confident to cook. I am about to try out Pazham Pori.

Shaan Geo on May 6, 2016

Thanks Irene

Anna Alex on June 6, 2016

Thanks for sharing the secret to crispy pazhampori. I really wanted to know that.

Shaan Geo on June 6, 2016

Thanks Anna

Sindhu on June 12, 2016

I used to have this in my childhood days… but now I am not in kerala so hunted for this recipe. Finally tried it today and it was just awesome. Thank you for sharing.

Shaan Geo on June 12, 2016

Sindhu, I am happy that you found what you were looking for and you did well. Thanks for the feedback