An easy, light snack recipe to try during Vrat or fasting. Made with Raw Bananas, these cutlets are Air Fried, gluten free and vegan.
Looking for easy yet healthy fasting recipes or vrat ka khana? Try these quick, low oil Raw Banana Cutlet made in Air Fryer. A popular Indian Snack Recipe for Fasting made with Raw Banana. These Kacche Kele Ki Tikki, Vrat ke Cutlets or Falhaari cutlets made with raw banana is your ultimate snack option this fasting season.
These Raw Banana Cutlets are not deep fried, is kid friendly, can be made ahead (especially useful during busy festival days) and stored in the freezer too.
Banana (both ripe and raw) are consumed during fasting. Raw Banana is made into a sabzi and served with vrat pooris or delicious cutlets like these are made.
Shravan month in India marks the season of fasting. Simple Satvik meals are consumed during the period of fasting. There is abstinence from non vegetarian food, onion, garlic and outside food in general. Each household follows a set rule including what is permitted to eat during fasting and what foods to be avoided.
Potatoes are largely consumed during fasting. The fasting recipes are delicious and one simply cannot ever get enough of the varieties served.
During Navaratri, when fasting period is over 9 days, variety of snacks and main course items are made. One also cannot consume potatoes every single day and in such cases, Raw Banana Cutlets are the best option. Especially when these are air fried, uses less oil and no potatoes makes it an ideal snack for the family.
What do you need to make Raw Banana Cutlets?
- Raw Bananas (to be pressure cooked and mashed along with sweet potatoes)
- Sweet Potatoes (I have skipped potatoes and used sweet potatoes for the fibre content)
- Peanuts
- Rajgira or Amaranth Flour (For binding)
- Rock Salt or Sendha Namak (refined salt is not used during fasting)
- Finely chopped coriander leaves and green chillies (many avoid coriander leaves, we don't - it is a personal choice though)
Ever since I purchased the Air Fryer, I love all my snacks in them. Less Oil, you can occasionally indulge without worrying about the weighing scale and satisfy cravings for fried foods.
With just the two of us at home, I love how we can make small portion snacks and enjoy it with a cup of tea or coffee.
Suggestions for serving the Raw Banana Cutlets
When serving as fasting food or farali snack, serve it with a simple side of curd or coriander chutney for fasting.
During fasting, these delicious raw banana tikki can be turned into tikki chaat with the addition of curd and chutneys on the top, pom pearls and some roasted jeera powder sprinkled.
Step by Step Raw Banana Cutlet Recipe
(1) Wash, peel the raw banana skin and cut the top and bottom ends.
(2) Wash the sweet potatoes well under running water. (Scrub well to remove mud particles)
(3) Pressure cook both the raw banana and the sweet potato for atleast 4-5 whistles. Allow the pressure to release naturally. Cool slightly.
(4) Peel the sweet potato skin after it has cooked (it is much easier). Place these ingredients on a wide plate and then mash well. (as shown below)
(5) To the mashed sweet potato - raw banana mix, add roasted and coarsely ground peanut powder, sendha namak (rock salt), rajgira flour (amaranth), finely chopped coriander leaves and green chillies.
(6) Mix all these ingredients well.
(7) Take equal portions of the cutlet mix and then make round balls, slightly pat it and shape like cutlets.
(8) Allow these cutlets to rest in the refrigerator for atleast 10 minutes.
(9) In the meanwhile, preheat the Airfryer at 200 Deg C for 5 minutes. Brush the basket or mesh with some oil. Place the refrigerated cutlets, brush some oil on top and air fry them at 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
(10) After 10 minutes, the cutlets would appear slightly golden brown as shown below. Turn them, apply oil or spray oil and then again air fry them at 160 Degree C (low temperature) for 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and slightly crisp.
(11) Air Fryer Cutlets are ready to serve.
Recipe Notes
- It took 20 minutes to air fry the cutlets (9 nos.)
- The recipe is gluten free and vegan. Also doesn't contain Onion or Garlic.
FAQ'S / Information
(1) How long can these Raw Banana Cutlets be stored?
Cutlets when refrigerated stay fresh up to 3 days. Frozen cutlets have a long shelf life and can be thawed and air fried when needed.
(2) Binding agent for cutlet
I have used Ragjira Flour or Amaranth flour to bind the cutlets. You can use Kuttu ka Aata or Buckwheat flour as an alternative. Both are ingredients used for fasting.
(3) Gluten Free and Vegan Raw Banana Cutlet
The recipe is gluten free and vegan. Even the flour used for binding is gluten free in nature. The recipe is dairy free too. You can skip the peanuts if you are allergic to nuts. Cashews are a good replacement to peanuts.
(4) Can I add Boiled Potatoes to the recipe?
Boiled potatoes taste excellent. For this particular recipe, use 2 medium size boiled and mashed potatoes as a replacement to the sweet potatoes.
I have used sweet potatoes as they are a good source of complex carbs and fibre. Keeps you fuller for longer.
(5) Can potatoes be skipped for this recipe?
Yes you can skip the potatoes entirely, just mash the raw banana and add some extra flour to hold the mixture together. I however, recommend some amount of potatoes for the taste.
(6) How Can I make the Cutlets without Air Fryer?
Use a good quality pan, add some oil and then pan fry them on low heat for a crisp exterior and soft centre.
You can also bake these in an oven at 180 Degree C for atleast 10 to 15 minutes. Spray oil on both sides. You will have to flip / turn the cutlets halfway between cooking.
Some Fasting Recipes on the blog
- Sabudana Khichdi (Maharashtrian Style)
- Bhagar (Samo Rice or Varicha Bhat)
- Sweet Potato Fries in Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Sabudana Vada
- Rajgira Thalipeeth
Raw Banana Cutlets in Air Fryer (Vrat Ke Cutlet)
Ingredients
- 3 nos Raw Bananas or Kaccha Kela
- 1 no Sweet Potato
- 2 tbsp Coarsely grounded Roasted peanut powder
- 1-2 nos Green chillies finely chopped
- 2 tsp Rajgira Aata or Amaranth Flour
- 1 tsp Jeera or cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp Oil for air frying
- Sendha Namak or Rock Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Wash, peel the raw banana skin and cut the top and bottom ends.
- Wash the sweet potatoes well under running water. Note - Always peel the sweet potato skin after cooking.
- Pressure cook both the raw banana and the sweet potato for atleast 4-5 whistles. Allow the pressure to release naturally. Cool slightly.
- Peel the sweet potato skin after it has cooked (it is much easier). Place these ingredients on a wide plate and then mash well.
- To the mashed sweet potato - raw banana mix, add roasted and coarsely ground peanut powder, sendha namak (rock salt), rajgira flour (amaranth), finely chopped coriander leaves and green chillies.
- Mix all these ingredients well.
- Take equal portions of the cutlet mix and then make round balls, slightly pat it and shape like cutlets.
- Allow these cutlets to rest in the refrigerator for atleast 10 minutes.
- In the meanwhile, preheat the Airfryer at 200 Deg C for 5 minutes. Brush the basket or mesh with some oil. Place the refrigerated cutlets, brush some oil on top and air fry them at 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, the cutlets would appear slightly golden brown as shown below. Turn them, apply oil or spray oil and then again air fry them at 160 Degree C (low temperature) for 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and slightly crisp.
- Air Fryer Cutlets are ready to serve.
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