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Sharkara Upperi Recipe | Sharkara Varatti Recipe

Sharkara Upperi is a mild sweet snack made using raw Nendran banana and jaggery. This is a traditional Kerala snack made during festivals or when there is good banana harvest at home. This recipe has that crispy fried banana cubes soaked in jaggery syrup with spices tastes too good. It is very easy to make if you follow the step by step pictures and video to make perfect Sharkara Upperi. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Servings1 cup
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Take ½ teaspoon dry ginger powder, ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder and ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder.
  • Mix it well and set aside.
  • Mix 2 tablespoon sugar with 1 tablespoon rice flour, set aside.
  • Trim the edges, score on the lines slightly not too deep.
  • Peel off the skin.
  • Scrape the sides, now nendran banana is ready!
  • First cut into half.
  • Slit in the middle and cut like this.
  • All cut and ready.
  • Keep it immersed in water to avoid decoloring. Rinse it well.
  • Now transfer to a strainer. If you are going to fry in many batches then take little by little from water then add to strainer.
  • Heat coconut oil - add it in batches. I fried in 2 batches.
  • Fry in medium heat, it takes minimum 5-8 minutes. Fry until golden brown or until crisp.
  • All fried and ready.
  • Break to check if it is crisp or not. If it does not break then you need to fry for little more time, Set aside.
  • To a sauce pan add ½ cup powdered jaggery along with ½ cup water.
  • Heat it until jaggery melts completely.
  • Now strain the jaggery syrup and add to a wide pan.
  • Let it boil, when the syrup starts to thicken add mixed spice powders.
  • Keep cooking until 1 string consistency.
  • Once 1 string consistency is reached, add the fried nendran banana.
  • Mix it well.
  • Add half of sugar-rice mixture.
  • Mix well then add remaining sugar-rice mixture and mix well until it becomes dry and hard, Switch off.
  • Sharkara upperi is ready!

Video

Notes

  • Banana Chopping – I have cut the raw banana into equal size cubes. If it is too big, it may not fry well. So make it even and bite size.
  • Frying – Fry the banana till the ‘shh’ sound stops. It will make tapping sound on kadai then it's ready. Don't undercook or overcook the bananas.
  • Jaggery Syrup – The syrup should be like honey and slightly sticky. Dont add more water. Adjust the consistency accordingly.
  • Roasting Rice Flour – I roast for few mins without changing the color, when smoke starts to come switch off and set aside to cool.
  • Mixing Syrup – After adding chips to syrup, mix gently so that every piece gets coated well. Keep mixing till it coats the chips.
Nutrition Facts
Sharkara Upperi Recipe | Sharkara Varatti Recipe
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 560 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 904mg26%
Carbohydrates 138g46%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 99g110%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 2024IU40%
Vitamin C 33mg40%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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