Jake Jien: Banana Fritters / Khmer Fritter Recipe | Lost Plate Recipe Boxes

Ingredients

• 300 / 1 and ⅓ cups rice flour
• 400ml pure full fat coconut milk (or more, depending on humidity. Shake carton vigorously.)
• Tiny pinch of salt
• 50g / ¼ cup dried coconut flakes
• 1 tsp black sesame seeds
• 1 drop of soy sauce, for color (optional for both sweet and salty version)
• Up to 50g / ¼ cup granulated sugar (optional for sweet version)
• 12 small, just-ripe bananas (no brown spots, light yellow, fairly firm) sliced in half or sliced plantains
• 500ml / 2 cups vegetable oil, such as canola or peanut oil, for deep-frying