Zitumbwa
(Banana Fritters) Recipe

Origin: Malawi      Period: Traditional

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
70g ufa (white maize flour)
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
oil for frying

Zitumbwa
(Banana Fritters) Preparation:

Method:

Peel the bananas, add to a bowl then mash thoroughly with a fork. Add the salt and sugar and mix in before blending the maize flour in to form a batter.

Add oil to a frying pan or wok and when almost smoking use to fry spoonfuls of the banana batter until browned and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper then serve.

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