Kuih Kodok/Cekodok

Kuih Kodok is a Nyonya tea-time treat … best described as Fried Banana Pudding 😉 … one can get these in any stalls that sells Banana Fritters/Goreng Pisang in Malaysia!

Mash 2 big over-riped bananas well

Mix the mashed bananas with 1 egg,  2 – 3 Tbsp sifted flour + ½ tsp baking powder until well blended

The ‘drop’ consistency you want to achieve for the banana batter

Drop big dessert spoonfuls of the banana batter into a pot of heated oil

Deep fry until golden brown 

Banana Fritters

I’ve experimented with various recipes to get the batter right for a light & crispy Banana Fritters and I think I’ve finally got it right this time 🙂

Mix 1 part self-raising flour + 2 parts plain flour with enough water to a ‘coating’ consistency …. add a pinch of salt if so desired …let stand for 10 minutes

Heat up a pan of oil enough for deep-frying until hot …. coat bananas in batter evenly and deep-fry until golden brown

Lift bananas out of pan of oil with a slotted spoon onto kitchen paper lined plate …. awesomely light & crispy Banana Fritters … lovely eaten as it is for a superb tea-time treat or serve it up with your Chicken Maryland meal as I did so 😉

Chicken Maryland à la Judie

Told hubby last evening “let’s dine out …go for Sushi tomorrow night” …then through the night, as I sat watching telly, which is also normally about the time I start to plan what I’m gonna prep for “tomorrow’s” dinner, I suddenly have this craving for Chicken Maryland …so, Chicken Maryland it is tonight for dinner …there are so many versions of Chicken Maryland – UK and US and other parts of the world versions and what not ….well, this is an easy peasy lemon squeezy à la  Judie version – the Chicken Maryland I had always remembered from days when I was a little girl when Papa & Mama used to take us  for our Sunday family dinner night out at a local Snack-bar where I’d always order Chicken Maryland for mains and Banana Split for dessert [yes, Banana Split and I’d only eat the bananas and leave the yummy 3 big scoops of ice cream behind …duh, got it all wrong didn’t I??!!]  😉

………   and Hubby came home from work today and said “what, so no Sushi and no Sake?” … heheheahha a…lol

Simple ingredients …I prepared 3 chicken legs for the 2 of us…deboned the chicken legs …seasoned with All Season Salt … then I prepare 1 beaten egg; a quarter cup plain flour … about a cup bread crumbs

Coat boneless chicken legs with flour, then dip into beaten egg and then coat with breadcrumbs

Brown the coated chicken legs in a heated pan with butter then lift the chicken legs onto a an oven tray to continue cooking in a pre-heated oven of 180°C for a further 15 mins

Looks plain as no garnishes & no gravy whatsoever because we like our meat without gravy/sauce but hubby certainly could testify  that it was awesome … the Banana Fritters (pls click on Banana Fritters for the recipe) was light & crispy and the chicken leg was flavoursome …only item missing on the plate served up is the pineapple rings 😉

This was another serving we had some time ago complete with the pineapple rings 😉