Banana Muffins

Sweet and Soft Banana Muffins

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Tried the banana muffin to get my kids eat some fruits. It came out so soft and sweet. The below recipe makes up to one dozen muffins. You can go ahead and add nuts to the batter, but I didn't want my little one to get choked, therefore avoided nuts. When it is baking time, my daughter is already there ready to help me out.

Ingredients:	Quantity
Ripe big Bananas	3 nos
All-purpose flour	1 1/2 cups
White Sugar *	3/4 cup
Egg	1 nos
Butter softened	1/3 cup
Baking Powder	1 tsp
Baking Soda	1/2 tsp
Salt	1/2 tsp
Vanilla Essence	2-3 drops
Brown Sugar + White Sugar (Optional)	2-3 tbsp to sprinkle

Preparation:
1) Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2) Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mash the bananas well.
3) Beat the sugar, egg, softened butter, vanilla essence and smashed bananas together.
4) Fold in the sifted flour mixture and mix into a smooth batter.
5) Fill the muffin tin upto 3/4 a cup with the batter and sprinkle the sugar on top if using.
6) Bake for 20-25 min's or until done. Let it stand for a couple of min's and it is ready to serve.

Batter scooped into the muffin tin	Muffin baked and ready to eat

Note: * You can use a mixture of 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup white sugar.

Banana/Plantain Chips

Crispy Banana/Plantain Chips

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Simple and crispy homemade Plantain chips or Banana Chips, is very easy to make. Kerala style chips at home for people who are staying away from home. 

Ingredients:	Quantity
Plantain/Unripe Green Banana	2-3 nos
Chili Powder	1/2 tsp
Paprika	1/2 tsp
Salt	To taste
Vegetable Oil	For Shallow Frying

Preparation:
1) Peel and cut the plantain into thin slices. Wash it in water and pat dry.
2) Heat oil in a shallow pan. Let the oil boil up to 350-360°F.
3) Fry the plantain slices in the oil for less than a minute and turn them once in between and remove them from oil. (Be careful not to splash hot oil while placing the slices in the oil.)
4) Place them on a paper towel and sprinkle salt and chili powder immediately, so that it would stick well while it is hot and oily. Plantain/Banana Chips is ready to eat. Store it in a airtight container and enjoy for a couple of days.