Banana Fritters or simply Maruya is an authentic and all time favorite Filipino food. Maruya is best serve as dessert and merienda.

Maruya Ingredients:

* 1 cup filtered flour
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 2 tbsp sugar
* 2 tsp cinnamon
* 4 tbsp milk
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1/3 cup water
* 1 egg, beaten
* 4 ripe bananas, saba
* 1/2 cup cooking oil
* powdered sugar
* chocolate syrup
* ice cream (vanilla flavor)(optional)

How To Make Maruya (Banana Fritters):

1). Sift flour, baking powder, salt sugar and cinnamon.

2). Add milk, water, vanilla and egg to the dry ingredients and mix until batter is smooth.

3). Peel the bananas and slice lengthwise into 4 pieces.

4). Dip in the batter and roll lightly in flour. Deep fry in cooking oil, browning evenly.

5). Drain and serve with powdered sugar, chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream if desired.

Maruya Banana Fritters Image By Shubert Ciencia from Nueva Ecija, Philippines (Maruya/Banana Fritters (Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya)) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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