Crispy Maruya Recipe
Crispy Maruya Recipe, also known as banana fritters and called "Pinaypay" in Visayas, is a popular Filipino dessert made from mashed ripe bananas coated in a batter mixture and deep-fried until golden brown. It is commonly sold as a street food snack and is enjoyed by many Filipinos, young and old.
Ingredients
BANANA FRITTERS INGREDIENTS:
- 7-10 pcs. Saba or Plantain ripe
BATTER:
- ¾ cup All-Purpose Flour
- ¼ cup Corn Starch
- 1 cup Water
- 2 drops Orange/Yellow Food Color
- 1½ cups Oil for frying
- ½ cup Refine Sugar for dusting
Instructions
~ How to Prepare ~
- Peel & cut banana like this to create a fan pattern
- Maruya or Pinaypay (It resembles a fan pattern.)
- 7-10 pcs. of not overly ripe Saba / Plantains
~ Maruya Batter ~
- In a bowl mix 1/4 cup Flour, 1/4 cup Corn Starch and 1 cup Water
- Add water gradually and mix until no lumps
- Add 2 drops Orange or Yellow Food Color
- Mix until well blended.
~ Let's Fry ~
- Pour 1 1/2 cups of Vegetable Oil in a frying pan and heat on a medium low
- Dip banana into a batter to coat and shake to remove extra batter.
- Fry banana in batches until light brown.
- Flip Bananas & fry the other side.
- Remove Maruya and let it cool slightly in a cooling rack.
- Double dip Maruya in the batter & fry again.
- Fry until turns into a light or golden brown.
- Transfer into a cooling rack to remove the oil.
~ Serve ~
- Dust Maruya with sugar and serve while it's hot & crispy.
- Masarap na Pinaypay na Saging.
- Perfect na Meryenda at pwedeng gawing Negosyo!
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Nutrition
Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 7gFat: 15gCholesterol: 43mgPotassium: 567mgFiber: 5gSugar: 34g
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