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Kuih Kodok

Bananas are not particularly cheap here in London. Reason why i made kuih kodok was due to the fact that before leaving, my aunt left behind a big bunch of golden, ready-to-be-eaten bananas. I contemplated on baking banana muffins but the amount of banana needed is quite little and i would have to bake a few dozens just to use up all the bananas. So in the end, kuih kodok is the answer!

There are a few variances out there…but i chose one based on the ingredients i have in my kitchen. I think it’s really flexible….and you can choose a recipe that will most suit your taste!

Ingredients:

• 150g ripe banana
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 5 tbsp self-raising flour
• 1 tbsp rice flour
• a pinch of baking powder
• oil for deep frying

Instructions:

1. Mash the bananas up in a bowl.
2. Add in all the ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder and some water. Use a big spoon and stir the ingredients so they are well blended. (the purpose of the rice flour is to give the kuihs some crunchiness.
3. Heat up a frying pan and add some cooking oil for deep frying. Once the oil is heated, scoop up a spoonful of batter into the frying pan. Deep fry until golden brown.

Here are a few version you can consider:

• Lily’s Wai Sek Hong’s Kuih Kodok
• Rasa Malaysia’s version