Banana Halwa

If you goes to Kerala most of the bakery we can see halwas. In Kerala if you goes kozhikode you can see different types of halwa. We can try banana halwa. Please find below recipe

Ingredients

Over-ripe banana (nendrapazham) - 3,chopped

Jaggery, grated - 1 cup

Ghee - 2 tsp (for frying banana and (grease the pan)

Maida - 1 tsp (you can use 1-3 tsp. I used only 1 tsp)

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Preparation of Banana Halwa:

Cook the chopped bananas in just enough water(about 1/2 cup)until soft. Using a masher, mash the bananas to a smooth paste. Add 1/2 a cup of water to the grated jaggery and make a thick syrup. In a pan add ghee and mix in the mashed banana, saute on high flame for about 10 minutes or till the banana gets dry and starts leaving the sides of the pan. At this stage, mix in the jaggery syrup and let the banana and jaggery cook together for 10 minutes on low flame. When the mix starts getting dry and changes in colour, keep on low flame for another 10-15 minutes till the colour starts changing to a golden brown. Now mix in the maida-this is to absorb any more moisture left in the halwa. When the halwa starts forming into a single lump of ball and starts leaving the sides of the pan, it is ready. Grease a pan with some ghee and pat the halwa into an even shape. Let it rest for about 10 minutes and then cut into small squares.