Banana Sweet Delicacy; Maruya Recipe
Maruya Recipe Saging Pinaypay Banana Fritter Recipe is a Filipino banana sweet delicacy. In the Philippines, banana turon, banana cue, and maruya are popular street foods. The main ingredient is saging saba, or cardaba, which is commonly used for this recipe. These banana fritters are an ideal dessert or snack, are likely to become a family favorite since they are coated in a fluffy batter and cooked to golden perfection.
Speaking of maruya recipes, according to historians, it is thought that the origins of these delicacies are Spanish. The Filipino people adopted this method of cooking bananas since the Philippines was colonized by Spaniards for many years. This banana fritter snack is known in the Bicol region as “sinapot” or “baduya.” In the Visayan region, we call this pinaypay. Filipinos love to eat this snack since the banana is packed with healthy nutrients and it is deep fried to have a crunchy sweet dessert. In this recipe, I prepare it very plain. In some versions, they add an egg and milk, which you can add too if you wish. For a tight budget, you can follow this simple recipe. It’s a very simple recipe, but it’s still delicious. Let me know what you think of this recipe. Feel free to share your banana recipe version. Just leave your comments below. Thank you.
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Description
Maruya Recipe Saging Saba Pinaypay is a Filipino banana sweet delicacy. In the Philippines, banana turon, banana cue, and maruya are popular street foods. The main ingredient is saging saba, or cardaba, which is commonly used for this recipe. These banana fritters are an ideal dessert or snack, are likely to become a family favorite since they are coated in a fluffy batter and cooked to golden perfection.
Speaking of maruya recipes, according to historians, it is thought that the origins of these delicacies are Spanish. The Filipino people adopted this method of cooking bananas since the Philippines was colonized by Spaniards for many years. This banana fritter snack is known in the Bicol region as "sinapot" or "baduya." In the Visayan region, we call this pinaypay. Filipinos love to eat this snack since the banana is packed with healthy nutrients and it is deep fried to have a crunchy sweet dessert. In this recipe, I prepare it very plain. In some versions, they add an egg and milk, which you can add too if you wish. For a tight budget, you can follow this simple recipe. It’s a very simple recipe, but it’s still delicious. Let me know what you think of this recipe. Feel free to share your banana recipe version. Just leave your comments below. Thank you.
Ingredients
Instructions
Preparation
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Peel off the skin of the saging saba (plantain banana). Make a few cuts lengthwise and form a fan (pinaypay in Bisaya). Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and yellow food coloring.
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Add water gradually until the batter consistency is reached.
Note: Don’t over mix the batter. -
Prepare a pan with preheated cooking oil.
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Dip the banana slices into the batter to coat them and it’s ready to fry.
Cooking
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Gently add the coated bananas to fry. Adjust the heat to mid-high.
Do not overcrowd the pan; fry in batches as needed. -
Cook for about 2 minutes on each side, or until golden and crisp.
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Carefully turn the fritter to the other side and fry until cooked through, until bubbles start to develop on the fritter’s top and the bottom is golden brown.
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When the color changes to golden brown and crisp, remove from the heat.
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Fry the remaining bananas until they are all finished.
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Dredge it in white sugar before serving (optional).
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Happy cooking. Share and enjoy eating.
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 362kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 9.8g16%
- Saturated Fat 1.6g8%
- Sodium 35mg2%
- Potassium 767mg22%
- Total Carbohydrate 69.8g24%
- Dietary Fiber 4g16%
- Sugars 28.7g
- Protein 4.1g9%
- Calcium 9 mg
- Iron 2 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.