Banana Chips

I have never tasted banana chips before. What type of spices do they use on them in India? Do you have a recipe to share?
 
@Jackie well that sound simple enough but absolutely amazing. In my mind I started eating after dipping the chocolate banana into the granola. I never saw the freezer part coming:). It sounds like a treat I would definitely try. I wonder if it's unique to India, as I've never heard of it anywhere else before. Very interesting. Thanks.
 
@Laeticia I think it follows the basic recipe I added in an above post but the spicy type I had there basically had tumeric powder and hot peppers, like chilli peppers, grounded or powder form. They soaked them in some tumeric powder after cutting them into tiny, bite sized pieces. The hot pepper powder was added after they were done frying. Just put the chips in a container, add pepper to your own taste and shake that container until the chips are covered. Enjoy.
 
I am generally quite open-minded when it comes to food, however dried banana chips I simply cannot stand. I think the problem for me is the texture, it just makes me shudder! Perhaps it's just the way they're made here - maybe other countries do them better, I don't know.
 
I'm also not terribly fond of those dried banana chips. I'm lucky to get even a hint of banana taste after a whole bag (yes, I still finish the entire pack even when I don't like the taste of something - I'm incredibly dedicated, haha). @RBean is right, it does taste like artificial banana flavor, which is really off-putting.
 
Drifter said:
I am generally quite open-minded when it comes to food, however dried banana chips I simply cannot stand. I think the problem for me is the texture, it just makes me shudder! Perhaps it's just the way they're made here - maybe other countries do them better, I don't know.
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I know the feeling and honestly I've never had it. I'm assuming you're referring to the dehydrated kind of chips. I imagine a rubbery/plastic taste with the 'essence' of banana flavor to bring it off. I think I get this feeling too because I tried beef jerky once and I never liked it. Ever since I have not been a fan of dehydrated stuff. Also assuming beef jerky is dehydrated. I'm opened to corrections;)
 
I'll be honest with you, for me the only format of banana that I'd be happy to consume is when it comes in liqueur form...and even then I have to mix it with a hefty dose of something else to make it tolerable. ;)
 
This sounds delicious. I love bananas and here on the islands we dry our own bananas. I have never tried banana chips before with India seasoning on them. I can wait to try some of these. I am planning on visiting there this spring.
 
There are two types of Banana chips - Salted and Masala. I like eating Banana Chips a lot. It can be easily purchased from any grocery store or general store and you can also prepare it at home.
 
My granie used to make banana chips. She would slice ripening banana and let it dry in the sun. When it dried, she would store in a air tight container and gives the dried banana to munch once in a while. Years ago, when I was in south India, I was introduced to banana chips.The taste was very different to my Grannie's dried banana but I liked the taste. Sliced banana were dried and then fried in coconut oil and seasoned with various spices. I have not been to South India again and I have not tried banana chips since years
 
Banana chips are delicious. I have never tried them seasoned before. This does sound delicious and could prove very interesting. I wouldn't mind trying some seasoned banana chips.
 
I have made these banana chips at home. You need special kind of bananas for this. You can either have them salty or with sugar. The method is pretty tricky. You make onion skin thin round slices of the banana, heat oil in a deep pan. Once the oil is heated - do not over heat - pour salt water in it and then place the banana slices. The salt will coat the banana slices. If you want them to taste sweet then add sugar water.
Fry the slices crisp.

If you really want onion skin thin banana chips readymade then there are vendors sitting on roadsides in Kerala making them then and there.

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