Mangalore Buns

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Mangalore buns(ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಬನ್ಸ್) 

These buns are famous in Mangalore, and are made with banana, curd - this make it soft and puffy. Because of its texture, that is crispy outside and soft inside its called buns - i guess. Love these buns when my mom used to make it on my demand. She used to make it sweeter version so that it can be eaten on its own.

Want to get rid of the sitting banana on your fruit tray, try these delicious buns. Healthy too, traditionally used all purpose flour instead use whole wheat flour. This has banana, curd, wheat - whole some breakfast or snack, good for growing kids. One of my favorite snack-breakfast, I can have these buns all day long.

Ingredients


2 riped mashed bananas
2-21/2 cups Whole wheat flour
4-6 tblspn sugar/Brown sugar
2 tblspn yogurt
1/8 tspn baking soda
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder(optional)
Oil for deep fry
Salt as per taste




Method

1. In a bowl add sugar, salt, soda and yogurt to mashed bananas. Mix well.

2. Now add wheat flour and mix to make dough. The amount of flour specified is approximate, add enough flour to make a stiff dough.

3. Cover this dough and leave for about 3-4 hours. Maximum resting time of this dough is 8 hours(overnite), this make the dough to raise in its volume.

4. Make small balls of dough and roll into small puris, slightly thicker than the regular puirs.

5. Deep fry on one side till the buns puffs up completely. Turn upside down and fry on the other side till golden brown and serve hot.

Note : Adjust sugar as per the taste. This above recipe makes these buns sligthly sweet.