I decided to make these delicious Malaysian tea time snacks one morning. We had some old, mushy, brown bananas and they were the perfect ingredient! I had earlier done a little online research, looking for recipes for bananas, since they can be found relatively cheap here in Utila and had come up with this simple recipe. I had never made Cekodok Pisang before but they were easy and delicious. We even toyed around with the idea of selling them here in the streets but let’s start by taking one step at time. I will definitely make these yummy bites again but perhaps add a hint of cinnamon next time.
Here’s the recipe for anyone with a surplus of over-ripe or ugly-looking bananas.
Ingredients
4 very ripe bananas (the uglier the better since they are easier to mash-up properly)
half a teaspoonful of salt
sugar to taste (optional)
half a teaspoonful of baking powder
one and a half cups of flour
oil for frying
Method
1. Smash up the bananas until a paste is formed.
2. Add in all the other ingredients and mix well. If the mixture is too watery, add more flour. If it is too hard, add more water.
3. In heated oil, fry spoonfuls of banana mixture until dark brown. Repeat until mixture is finished.
There it is. Nice and simple. Enjoy trying your hand at making these easy tea time bites. Again this photo of the finished products doesn’t do them much justice. They tasted great though!
An update: We DID go out on the street and these sweet bites sold like hot cakes to hungry divers hanging around the dive shops. In fact, it all happened so fast, i didn’t have the chance to take any photos of us in the street. The locals also bought some but said that they also make a similar kid of fried dessert here on the island. The guy downstairs, our first customer said he may order some from us to take out diving, and we will be making more this evening to bring to a farewell barbecue for sampling to other friends working in the diving industry here.
Who knows where this will lead?
August 23rd, 2013 at 10:51 pm
i love Cekodok Pisang since i small anyways i want to thanks to you cause i have an entrepreneurship project to submit and i used your recipe to my project hope you dont mind 🙂 (srry for my bad english)
September 4th, 2013 at 12:40 am
Please feel free to use the recipe. It is a very simple and easy one. Good luck in your project.
September 9th, 2013 at 12:47 am
If i dont use baking powder will it be fine?
October 8th, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Sorry for the late reply. I think it should be ok without baking powder, maybe not as fluffy, but ok.