Jemput jemput pisang/ CeKODOK/Banana Balls

Burp! Alhamdulillah... dah berbuka semua? We berbuka at home today. Actually since puasa started 9 days ago, memang kami berbuka at home. We prefer it that way. Tak kelam kabut nak solat maghrib di luar although Alhamdulillah sekarang ni banyak tempat berbuka dah provide tempat bersolat. Tapi mana boleh beat buka at home, lepas buka boleh terus lepak-lepak atas katil solat Maghrib kan? kan?

So we either tapao from one of the shops near home or wherever we fancy or I would cook simple stuff for buka. Today our menu was : our usual brown rice, ikan goreng selar kuning (yellow thread fish), kangkung goreng belacan ( water spinach fried with prawn paste chilli), acar buah (bought from my cousin) , my husband’s telur dadar (omellete) and for sweets, I made jemput jemput . This is what we call these banana balls or orang belah sini panggil cekodok (I could never associate this beauties with an animal name, though... kodok sounds kinda gross).

So for people who asked how to make these yumminess. Here goes:

I used about 5 or 6 ripe bananas - I think they are rastali but you can use any sweet banana like pisang emas or pisang berangan. If you don't know your pisang just ask the guy selling the pisang. Use a masher to squish the bananas like so. if you don't own a masher and you're above 30, it's about time to get one! When I was growing up, my late Mak would use the bottom of a glass to do this. Worked just as well but you'd want a fancy masher for your kitchen ;). I bought my Decor masher  in Spotlight, Ikano Power Center.

Add a tablespoon of sugar. Bananas are already sweet so if you don't want to add sugar, it's totally fine. Or you can add honey if you want but my Mak's recipe is not that fancy. I use raw cane sugar. to make myself feel better.

Then add about 1.5 cups of all purpose flour. I just eye-ball the whole thing and just make sure that your batter is not that runny and not doughy. When you use a spoon and scoop them, it should fall off easily from your spoon. Add a pinch of sea salt before you mix them up nicely.

Heat your cooking oil in a pan; a non- stick is great for this. If you are as savage as I am, use your fingers to drop balls of banana batter into the oil. If you're not as brave, use a spoon. Fry them till they are golden. In my case I like them golden brown; hence the dark beauty above.

Easy peasy. Some people add an egg, some add corn flour  and also grated coconut but mine is as simple as above. So try la... baca jer resipi buat paaa...