Kerala Banana Chips Recipe (Ethakka Upperi) – Crispy Nadan Kaya Varuthathu for Onam Sadhya

Kerala Banana Chips, known as Ethakka Upperi or Kaya Varuthathu, are the crispy, golden fried plantain chips that anchor every authentic Onam Sadhya. This homemade banana chips recipe uses raw Nendhra bananas, pure coconut oil, and the traditional Nadan trick of turmeric-salt water poured straight into the hot oil for even seasoning and that signature golden colour. No shortcuts, no shop-bought packets, just crispy, salty, coconut-fried banana chips the way Kerala kitchens have always made them.

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A traditional Kerala dish, Aval Nanachathu, made with beaten rice flakes, freshly grated coconut, and sugar, served in a brass uruli with ripe bananas on the side.

Aval Nanachathu – Sweetened Beaten Rice Flakes with Fresh Coconut and Sugar

Aval Nanachathu – Sweetened Beaten Rice Flakes Recipe for Quick Evening Snack

Aval Nanachathu (അവൽ നനച്ചത്) — a classic Kerala Naadan Palaharam that speaks the language of simplicity and nostalgia. Kerala Sweetened Beaten Rice Flakes is one of those old-school snacks that needs no stove, no skill — just love, coconut, sweetener and a handful of aval. This humble no cook naadan palaharam from Kerala captures the comfort of home and the simplicity of tradition. Soft, sweet, and beautifully rustic — it’s the kind of Naalumani Palaharam you can whip up in minutes, with flavours that linger like a fond memory of home.

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Close-up of crispy Thengai Paal Murukku made with coconut milk and Baba's Murukku Mix, neatly stacked on a dark background — Thengai Paal Murukku, made rich and fragrant with coconut milk.

Thengai Paal Murukku - Coconut Milk Murukku with Baba's Murukku Mix

Thengai Paal Murukku is the coconut milk murukku that turns an everyday South Indian snack into something properly festive. Made simple with Baba's Murukku Mix, a ready made murukku flour every Malaysian and Singaporean Indian kitchen knows well, this version swaps water for coconut milk. The result is a crisp, golden, snack with a richer, crunchier bite than the classic. Perfect for Diwali platters, tea time, or those sudden 4pm cravings that only frying something crunchy can fix.

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Kerala Banana Chips Recipe (Ethakka Upperi) – Crispy Nadan Kaya Varuthathu for Onam Sadhya

Aval Nanachathu – Sweetened Beaten Rice Flakes Recipe for Quick Evening Snack

Thengai Paal Murukku - Coconut Milk Murukku with Baba's Murukku Mix

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