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Kerala Banana Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. Mildly sweet and chewy, this sweet dish is prepared using banana, ghee, cardamom powder and sugar.
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Kerala Banana Halwa
This is one dish which i came up with when i saw a ripe banana lying in my fruit bowl. Normally i would use them in some baking recipes. But this time i thought of making a quick easy halwa using it.
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Ingredients for Kerala Banana Halwa
- Ripe Nendran Banana / Ethan Pazham - 1 large (around 1 cup mashed)
- Sugar - ¼ cup or to taste
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Almonds / Badam - 3 tbsp chopped ( use any nuts)
- Cardamom powder / Yelakai Podi - ¼ tsp
This halwa is made simply with mashed banana, sugar and few spices and ofcourse ghee. I used nendran pazham / ethan pazham for this recipe, i found that it taste best, but you could try with any banana.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
How to Make Kerala Banana Halwa
- Peel and mash the ripe banana using a fork. Grease a plate with ghee and set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a nonstick pan, add in the nuts and fry till golden. Drain them and set aside.
- In the same ghee add in the mashed banana and saute for a min.
- Add in sugar and mix well.
- Keep cooking till the mix gets thick. Now add in a tsp of ghee at a time and keep cooking.
- At a point the halwa will get glossy.
- Add in cardamom powder and fried nuts. Mix well.
- Pour this into a greased plate and smoothen the top. Let this cool down.
- Cut into pieces and enjoy.
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Kerala Banana Halwa Recipe
Kerala Banana Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. Mildly sweet and chewy, this sweet dish is prepared using banana, ghee, cardamom powder and sugar.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 pieces
Calories: 114kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large Ripe Nendran Banana / Ethan Pazham around 1 cup mashed
- ¼ cup or to taste Sugar
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 3 tbsp Almonds / Badam chopped use any nuts
- ¼ tsp Cardamom powder / Yelakai Podi
Instructions
Peel and mash the ripe banana using a fork. Grease a plate with ghee and set aside.
Heat 1 tblspn of ghee in a nonstick pan, add in the nuts and fry till golden. Drain them and set aside.
In the same ghee add in the mashed banana and saute for a min.
Add in sugar and mix well.
Keep cooking till the mix gets thick. Now add in a tsp of ghee at a time and keep cooking.
At a point the halwa will get glossy.
Add in cardamom powder and fried nuts. Mix well.
Pour this into a greased plate and smoothen the top. Let this cool down.
Cut into pieces and enjoy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 0.02g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 0.3mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Sugar: 12g | Calcium: 0.1mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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Kerala Banana Halwa Recipe Step by Step
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| I peeled off 1 large ripe banana |
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| Mash it with a fork |
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| I chopped a handful of almonds as well..You can use any nuts you like |
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| Melt some ghee in a pan |
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| Add in the nuts |
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| fry till golden, then remove it to a bowl and set aside |
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| In the remaining ghee |
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| add in mashed banana |
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| and some sugar |
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| mix well |
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| The sugar with melt down |
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| keep cooking, the mix with get thickened |
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| Now it has got really thick |
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| At this point add in a tsp of ghee |
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| keep cooking till the ghee is absorbed |
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| now add another tsp of ghee |
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| mix well, now you can see the halwa has turned little glossy |
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| at this point add in cardamom powder |
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| mix well |
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| add in the fried almonds |
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| mix well |
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| Grease a plate with some ghee |
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| transfer the halwa in the plate |
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| smooth the top |
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| Now let the halwa cool down |
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| Now you can cut into pieces |
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| Enjoy |
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Anonymous
Can l use other type of banana?
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Lavanya Ramiah
Please let me know whether we can use any other type of Bananas or only the Kerala ones
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Lavanya Ramiah
Please let me know whether we can use any other type of Bananas or only the Kerala ones
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sutapa Purkayastha
Superb .
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Aarthi
@Lavanya Ramiahu can use any banana as u like. but these kerala banana taste best
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Ms.Chitchat
Awesome, tempting halwa
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Anonymous
I made this but the halwa is not sticky..its like normal mashed banana..whats wrong here?
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Aarthi
@Anonymousjust keep on cooking for few more mins
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Ambika
Hi arthi
If you don't mind can you tell me from where you bought that pan.. Am looking for a good ceramic pan..Reply
Aarthi
@Ambikai got it online. it is wonderchef valencia pan.
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Najma Veeran
Can you please tell if we can use steamed banana. I have some leftover with me. Please suggest
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Aarthi
@Najma Veeranyes u can use
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Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, have you tried using jaggery instead of sugar to make this halwa?
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Aarthi
yes u can use.
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Mariya A.Jaison
Can I use cashews instead of almonds
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Aarthi
yes u can use
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Susi K
Loved your recipe.. how long will it stay fresh.. can I store in the fridge?
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yazz:-)
Made a mix of normal banana with corn flour halwa… thank you for sharing your recipes and clear instructions 🙏🏽 I dont know how to add a picture in the comment to show you..Reply
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