Gulf News' Your Ramadan Table' food show: Banana Turon
A dessert that's quick, crispy and fun from Chef John Buenaventura
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2 to 3
Ingredients
200 gms banana
150 gms jackfruit (thinly sliced, seeds removed)
100 gms white sugar
100 gms cashew
50 gms flour
1 cup water
Vanilla ice cream as needed
Puff pastry sheet as needed
Cooking oil
Method
Peel and slice the banana in half and thinly slice the jackfruit. Set aside.
In a saucepan, add a cup of water, some sugar, and a pinch of salt. Cook the jackfruit in the sugar mix over a medium flame until it becomes soft. Once done, set it aside to cool.
In a bowl, mix all-purpose flour with water to form a paste. Use this as the glue for the pastry.
Now, take a puff pastry sheet, place the sliced banana in the middle, add the cooked jackfruit, and roll it. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar over the fruits, then fold it in half or roll it and seal it. Set it aside.
Toast the cashews in a pan, then roughly chop them.
In a pan, add two tablespoons of sugar and caramelise it over a medium flame. Then add the chopped nuts and stir. Once cooled, put the mixture in a tray, crush it, and use it as a topping for the turon.
Add cooking oil to a pan and fry the stuffed pastry over a low to medium flame until golden brown.
While frying, add a teaspoon of sugar to the oil to help the pastry caramelise and achieve a nice golden colour. Once done, strain and allow it to cool, then serve with the crumbled cashews on top and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Tips
Use saba banana if possible; if not, use Chiquita or any other banana available in the UAE.
You can also use brown sugar instead of white sugar.
Cover the pastry sheets with a damp cloth to avoid dryness.
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