Comments on: Beautiful Bananas ~ Small Variety

by: Shella

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:24:12 +0000

These bananas make me so nostalgic. I love them soooo very much, n I expect anybody coming from Kerala to bring me a bunch at least !!

by: Kalva

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:46:59 +0000

yes we call them amruthapaani.. so sweet miss them!

by: Indira

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:32:09 +0000

Hi Madhavi: Me too.:)

Musical: Yes. They are chitti/yelakkai bananas. There are several thotas that grow this type of small bananas near Mahanandi. They are our favorite bananas.:)

Mandira: From local Vietnamese grocery. I occasionally see them at Indian grocery also.

Shambhavi: Black means overripe and we usually like them when they are yellow and with little black dots, like shown in the image.
Seems like you have opened the chai shop. Congratulations and nice website.

Balu: For us also. Long live MTR!

by: Balu

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:04:21 +0000

The blog link to MTR made my eyes wet. Too many good memories associated with that place.

The Masala Dosai is awesome, and this place made me start liking Upma. No place else makes upma thats addicktive

by: Shambhavi

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:01:48 +0000

Hi Indira,

It would be great to know more about these bananas. I have bought them in the Bay Area, and people say that the peels are supposed to be very ripe looking/blackish. But they always taste a little fermented to me. Could you say something about in what part of the ripening to rotting cycle they are best to use?

Thanks!

by: mandira

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:00:45 +0000

Where did you get them Indira? They look delicious!

by: musical

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:03:26 +0000

Are these the yelakki bananas, Indira? Love them, we used to get these in Bangalore!

by: Madhavi

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:18:21 +0000

These remind me of my childhood days. These little yellow bananas were so tasty, I used to eat them a lot