Simple and Crispy Maruya Recipe

Make a classic Filipino street food with our maruya recipe! Maruya is a Filipino-style banana fritter, where saba bananas are deep-fried in a batter until golden and crispy and sprinkled with sugar to top it off. Try out this maruya recipe and enjoy it as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea or coffee!

Meal: Snack
Cuisine: Filipino

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 6 ripe Saba bananas, peeled

For the batter:

• 100g of flour
• 30g of cornflour
• 55g of granulated sugar
• 6g of salt
• 4g of baking powder
• 1/2 cup of water or milk

Other ingredients:

• Cooking oil for frying
• 55g of sugar for coating

Equipment

• 2 large bowls
• 1 masher
• 1 spatula
• 1 frying pan
• 1 ladle
• 1 pair of tongs
• Paper towels

Directions

• Mash the bananas with a masher in a large bowl until you achieve a chunky consistency. Be careful not to mash it until smooth.
• Combine the flour, cornflour, granulated sugar, salt, and baking powder in another large bowl. Then, mix in the water or milk and stir with a spatula until well combined.
• Add the mashed bananas and continue to mix until well combined.
• Heat the cooking oil over medium heat in a frying pan. Once the oil is hot enough, scoop a ladleful of the banana mixture into the pan and lightly flatten it with the spatula.
  Note: Fry 3 to 4 maruyas at a time. Be careful not to overcrowd the pan to prevent it from going soggy.
• Fry each side until golden brown and with a pair of tongs, transfer the maruyas onto some paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
• Lastly, sprinkle your maruyas with sugar and serve while they’re warm.

Maruya Variations and Toppings

Different parts of the Philippines make Maruya differently. In the north, they mash the bananas and mix them into the batter before frying. In Bicol, they stick banana slices together with the batter and deep-fry it; it’s called Sinapot. In the Visayas region, they slice the banana into a fan-like shape before coating it in batter and deep-frying it; this version is called Pinaypay. Jazz up your maruya with toppings like ice cream or cinnamon powder. If you’d like to add chocolate, we recommend dusting some cocoa powder, or you can take a step further and make a chocolate batter!

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