Banana wine!
If you are blessed with 32 sweet teeth - like me - you may not care much for drinks that are not sweet enough, except perhaps sugar-free coffee. So when SA, our neighbour in Annanad, (Trissur district, Kerala) offered some wine during one of the neighbourhood rounds (that are such a pleasant and customary part of hometown visits), i gave a tentative nod. i even managed to sip it, and savour it as slowly as i could, resisting the urge to assume an air of being a connoisseur. Ha ha SA then generously shared the recipe in detail, complete with cautions and warnings. Here's the recipe, courtesy SA and her sources. Ingredients: Ripe (or overripe) Palayankodan bananas Jaggery, powdered (the unsalted variety) Cardamom Cinnamon Cloves Air tight jar Recommended sitting time: 41 days. Wash or wipe clean the bananas. Chop / slice the bananas, along with the peels. Crush the spice mix. In a dry jar, place a layer of jaggery, followed by a layer of chopped banana pieces. R