SWEET KABALAGALA / PANCAKE RECIPE | MBABAZI KELLY

ripe bananas

🥗Healthier: plantains

💰Cheaper: overripe bananas

Plantains offer a similar texture and flavor when fried.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness while brown sugar is often less expensive.

coconut flakes

🥗Healthier: nuts

💰Cheaper: dried fruit

Nuts provide crunch and flavor, while dried fruit is often more affordable.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Peel a whole clutch of ripe bananas into a container and smash them into a fine paste.

Add 1 teaspoon of honey (or more to taste) to the mashed bananas.

Add cassava flour and 1 tablespoon of baking powder, mixing until a fine dough forms.

Continue adding cassava flour until the mixture is soft but not hard.

Add sugar to taste, mixing until combined.

Transfer the dough to a flat surface and flatten it out.

Cut out pancakes using a cup or knife, adjusting size as desired.

Gather remaining dough, flatten it, and cut out additional pancakes.

Heat cooking oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat.

Fry pancakes for 5 to 7 minutes until golden brown, turning as necessary.

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