Banana Chips Recipe

Raw banana wafers | Banana crispies | Kerela street food | Tea time snack | Travel snack
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Recipe / food styling / photography by - Sunayana Gupta





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Banana chips is made of Raw bananas and is one of the easiest recipe. Banana chips are deep fried raw banana slices with added salt and spices as per taste. Let’s read the full recipe of banana chips with instructions to cook and ingredients.

Banana chips or Wafers is made of Raw bananas and is one of the finest snacks that you can buy during your visit to Kerela and Tamil Nadu.

Though, these chips are now so popular that you can get them from your nearby store as well, but the ones that you get in Kerela with locally grown bananas taste absolutely fantastic. You can also make these chips in large batches and store in air tight containers as they usually they go well up to 2 months.

I still remember that tour to Thekkady when we enjoyed these Banana chips like crazy along with our sight seeing and Elephant Safari. Now when I have gained perfection in this recipe, it has become my favorite to munch on snack while watching a movie, reading a book or simply sitting in balcony and sipping on tea or coffee. I prefer my bowl with a generous sprinkle of Chaat Masala and little bit of red chilli powder, though sometimes a dash of pepper powder is also equally satisfying. You can find more similar recipes in this website like -

Baked potato fries

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The bonus part comes when you come to know that you can have these wonderful Banana Chips during Vrats or Navratri as well, just replace common salt with Sendha Namak and a delightful snack is ready for your festivity. Get more on Navratri Recipes.

Few queries I received via mails/messages where people ask me -

“How to maintain the color of Banana Chips while cooking at home?”

A simple remedy is that always submerge in Salt Water as soon you slice bananas!….Yes, it’s that simple!!!

Actually salt water prevents oxidation and this helps in retaining the natural color and avoiding browning, the same way as we do for Eggplants or Brinjal and Potatoes…right??

Now if you are making these chips for Falahar or Fasting, then use Farali salt also known as ‘Sendha Namak’ instead of the regular table salt.

Now, let’s check out the recipe!



Season your banana chips as per your taste. Besides salt, you can opt anything like chat masala, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, black salt or even all of these together.

For Navratri or Vrat purpose, you can use Sendha Namak.

Banana chips make a great combo with Cutting Chai or homemade Cappuccino.

While in Monsoon you can try making a whole snack platter at home with Nimki, Moong Dal Samosa and Sweet Corn Pakoda.

We also have some easy and amazing recipes to make exotic Desserts and Sweet Dishes at home. Do try -

Mango Phirni Recipe

Sheer Khurma Recipe

Karachi Halwa Recipe

Zarda Pulao Recipe


Banana Chips

Banana chips is made of Raw bananas and is one of the easiest recipe. Banana chips are deep fried raw banana slices with added salt and spices as per taste. Lets read the full recipe of banana chips with instructions to cook and ingredients.

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 30 minutes

Category : Street Food
Cuisine :
Servings : 5 servings

Author : Sunayana Gupta

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Recipe Ingredients

  • Raw Banana (Kacche kele) - 2-3
  • Salt - 2 teaspoon
  • Water - 2 cups or as required
  • Oil or coconut oil - For deep frying

How to make Banana Chips

Making Banana Chips at home for the first time can be slight tricky for you. But then, what are we for? Just relax and refer our recipe.

  1. As discussed, keep a bowl of salt water ready. Simply dissolve salt in 2 cups of water and keep aside.
  2. Trim both the edges of bananas and carefully peel the thick skin with a knife.
  3. Now slice bananas with a slicer and immediately put in salt water.
  4. Heat oil in a wok and meanwhile take few slices of banana from salt water and spread evenly over kitchen napkin.
  5. Cover it with another napkin sheet and gently press to absorb the excess water.
  6. When the oil turns medium hot or just a minute before the smoking point, carefully put these slices to deep fry. Deep fry in batches and do not over crowd.
  7. In between do stir carefully with a slotted spoon to ensure that the slices do not stick to each other and cook evenly.
  8. You would also notice few bubbles in oil while deep frying which is common. Deep fry these chips till golden and crisp.
  9. Drain chips on a plate layered with paper napkin and continue the process with the remaining banana slices.
  10. Put these chips in a bowl and toss with salt and your favorite seasoning. Check our Serving Suggestion above for this.
  11. Serve and let the remaining ones cool at room temperature and store in an air tight container for better shelf life. 

Note -

I used Mustard Oil for deep frying and that is the reason why my Banana chips are yellow in color. You can use any oil of preference.





  • Name
  • Banana Chips Recipe
  • Sub name
  • Raw banana wafers | Banana crispies | Kerela street food | Tea time snack | Travel snack
  • Category
  • Street Food
  • Cuisine
  • South Indian-Kerela-Tamil Nadu
  • Key ingredients
  • Raw or green bananas, oil
  • Cooking technique
  • Deep fry
  • Technicality
  • Medium
  • Taste
  • Savory
  • Texture
  • Crisp
  • Shelf time
  • 1-2 months
  • Preparation time
  • 10 minutes
  • Cooking time
  • 30 minutes
  • Servings
  • 5
  • Equipment used
  • Slicer, wok
  • Steps
  • 0
  • Created date
  • 2018-06-30 13:07:51

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About Sunayana Gupta

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Hi,

I am founder, recipe creater, blogger and food photographer for this website. Here we provide you with some lip smacking veg. and egg recipes that you can easily replicate in your kitchen and create a soulful platter for your family & friends following our serving suggestions. From some regional Indian cuisine to popular recipes from around the globe, our focus is to make cooking easy for you with simple to follow steps, staple ingredients and accessible cooking techniques.

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