Gulgulas / Goolgoolas / Traditional Indian Fritters Banana Bollas and it’s similar to an Indian version of fried doughnuts. Bollas are yeast-free round balls, similar to doughnut holes that are deep-fried
Traditional Indian Banana Bollas
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 30 balls depending on size 1x
- Category: Indian Recipes
- Method: Moderate
- Cuisine: Indian
Description
Banana bollas are a popular Indian snack made with ripe bananas and gram flour. They are a type of fritter that is lightly spiced and fried in oil. They are usually served as an accompaniment to lunch or dinner and are a portion of popular street food in India. The banana bollas are sweet, crunchy, and deliciously fragrant. They are a great way to enjoy the flavor of ripe bananas in a unique way.
Ingredients
Bollas
- 1 cup self-raising flour (If you don’t have self-raising flour, use 1 cup cake flour and 1 tsp. baking powder)
- 1 banana mashed sprinkled with sugar and microwave for a minute to soften
- 1 cup buttermilk or you can also use 1 cup milk + 1tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. cinnamon (fine)
- 1 egg
- 80ml sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
Syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 stick of cinnamon
Instructions
- Mix the egg and sugar together.
- Add mashed banana and then the dry ingredients.
- Lastly add milk and mix well.
- Deep fry in oil.
Syrup
- Boil the syrup ingredients until you have a syrup.
This is only half a recipe, but feel free to double up.
When you use buttermilk and cake flour you may wish to add a little more flour to the batter. You will be pleasantly surprised by the wonderful flavor. Yes, it’s different from the original flavor but a great change.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Feriel from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 bollas
- Calories: 49
- Sugar: 6.7 g
- Sodium: 60.8 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.3 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 0.9 g
- Cholesterol: 7.1 mg
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Oh, I am saving this Esme, I am always looking for ideas to use up buttermilk around here. Sometimes I just cannot think of something, but this would be perfect!
Hi Cara. So happy to have you here and hope you will enjoy these Bellas with the buttermilk. Enjoy them
Gosh, these sound amazing! I doubt I could stop at just one, I love anything doughnut like and just cannot stop! :/ Sim x
Hope you will be able to try these out and enjoy them. It’s truly delicious.
Sounds delicious! I often make banana waffles so I know I would love these!
Hi Leslie. I truly hope you give these a try and that you will enjoy it. Please let me know once done and how they turned out.