The students union of Government College, Malappuram, conducted a banana food festival on Monday, evoking curiosity not only in the students and teachers but among the local public as well. It became a sight to watch as well as a thing to relish when the students representing different teaching departments presented a smorgasboard of delicacies made of bananas.
The Department of Islamic History, which won the first prize, had 40-odd items made of bananas. Postgraduate student Shaima P.N., who skippered the Islamic History team, said they tried various ethnic dishes of banana such as banana puttu, stuffed banana, banana ularthiyathu, banana vada, banana pola, milk banana, banana upperi, banana pathiri, unnakkaya, and smoked banana.
Ms. Shaima’s culinary skills played a vital role in winning her department the first prize. Her team also made banana pudding, banana shake, banana salad, banana aviyal, and banana faluda. When the students of Arabic Department won the second prize, the students of History and Commerce Departments shared the third prize.
