or banana raita with it but ended up in making this delicious banana halwa
Had never heard of banana halwa till date
Banana halwa is among the simplest of halwa's, it is quick and simple to make
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This is also a quick and simple way to use up those ripe bananas sitting in your kitchen
Ingredients
Over-ripe banana -1 cup
Jaggery,grated - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 2 tbsp
homemade milkmaid -1 tbps (optional but rceommended)
Sugar - 2 tbsp ( adjust as per taste)
Maida - 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Method
1 cut the banana to pieces Using a masher,mash the bananas to a smooth paste.
2.Add 1/2 a cup of water to the grated jaggery and make a thick syrup
3.In a kadhai add ghee and add the mashed banana.Saute on medium flame for about4-5 minutes or till the banana starts leaving the sides of the pan.
now mix in the jaggery syrup and let it cook together for 10 minutes on low flame.
4. When the mixture starts getting dry and changes in colour,mix in the sugar.now keep on low flame for another 5-7 minutes till the colour starts changing to a golden brown.
5.Once the mixture becomes semi solid add ghee little by little and stir it continuously in low flame until the ghee separates out. Add cardamom powder as well.now add milkmaid mixwell & switch off gas
6 garnish with dry fruits & serve .alternately you can grease a pan with some ghee and pour the halwa in the pan & pat it with a greased bowl like we do for wadi .Let it rest for about 30 minutes and then cut into small rhombus or squares.
Tips
1.Use a non stick pan for making halwa as with normal pans more amount of ghee and effort of continously stirring would be required
2. adding milk maid is optional but gives a nice taste to halwa
3 in case the halwa becomes hard, heat it for 10 - 20 seconds in microwave and eat immediately.
4.Do not cook the halwa once the ghee has separated.Heating and stirring further will cause the halwa to harden. The consistency should be like jelly and little transparent
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