Banana Fritter served with Sambal Roa

It was a public holiday!
Lazy morning... woke up late, no special plan for that day.
After got back from the market, while waiting for my husband and son returning from the car workshop, I was thinking it would be good to have something to enjoy for morning snack.

Ah.. .then I remembered somethings that make my eyes open bigger, my heart jumps faster and put a big smile in my face...
I remembered about a jar of 'Sambal Roa' still sitting down nicely in our fridge (brought by a friend of my husband from Manado, North Sulawesi), I remembered that many times I heard, I read, I watched how people in Manado enjoy the banana fritters with Sambal Roa, and I remembered I still keep the recipe pamphlet of 'Pisang Goreng Manado' that is served with Sambal Roa in my recipe box. Perfect!! My smile was getting bigger.

This is the perfect time to try this famous unusual combination.
With the simple 0ne-two-three steps, the snack was ready on the table. Warm, delicious, unique... clever combination.

For you who have no idea what Sambal Roa is, let me explain;
Sambal is a chili based sauce which is normally used as a condiment. Ikan Roa (Roa Fish) is smoked fish that is made from ikan terbang/garfish which can be found only in North Sulawesi water. So, this famous Sambal Roa is a chili based sauce that made by stir fry the chillies, tomatos, garlic, salt, pepper and Ikan Roa. Sound delicious, right! Chilli Sauce with the smoky fish flavour. Yum!

Pisang Goreng Manado / Manado Style Banana Fritters.
Bahan / Ingredients:
125 gr tepung beras / 125 gr rice flour
50 gr tepung sagu / 50 gr sagoo flour
1/2 sdt garam / 1/2 tsp salt
2-3 buah pisang tanduk setengah tua, potong-potong / 1-2 half ripe'horn'banana, sliced.
Minyak untuk menggoreng / Cooking oil for frying.

Cara Membuat :
1. Aduk rata tepung beras, tepung sagu dan garam. Tuangkan air , aduk hingga rata.
2. Celupkan pisang ke dalam adonan tepung, Goreng dalam minyak yang banyak dan panas hingga matang dan berwarna kuning kecoklatan. Angkat, tiriskan.
3. Sajikan dengan Sambal Roa.

Method:
1. Stir the rice flour, corn starch, and salt evenly. Pour the water, stirring until blended.
2. Dip the bananas into flour batter, deep fry in oil and heat until get cooked and the color become golden brown. Remove and drain.
3. Served with Sambal Roa.