Indian food

Pazham pori

Also called: Pazham pori, Пажам пори, Banana fritters, Ethakka appam

Ripe nendran banana in a turmeric-yellow batter, deep-fried until the outside crackles and the inside goes to jam. Sold from four in the afternoon, when Kerala stops for tea.

How it's eaten

Eat it hot with black tea; cold it turns leathery.

Where to try it

Munnar

Four in the afternoon, with black tea, at any shop with a wok by the door.

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