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.
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 tablespoon 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.
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 tablespoon 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 teaspoon 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
Ingredients
- 1 large Ripe Nendran Banana / Ethan Pazham around 1 cup mashed
- ¼ cup or to taste Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 3 tablespoon Almonds / Badam chopped use any nuts
- ¼ teaspoon 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 teaspoon 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
Kerala Banana Halwa Recipe Step by Step
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| You just need a handful of ingredients |
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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 teaspoon of ghee |
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| keep cooking till the ghee is absorbed |
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| now add another teaspoon 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 |
Anonymous
Can l use other type of banana?
Lavanya Ramiah
Please let me know whether we can use any other type of Bananas or only the Kerala ones
Lavanya Ramiah
Please let me know whether we can use any other type of Bananas or only the Kerala ones
sutapa Purkayastha
Superb .
Aarthi
@Lavanya Ramiahu can use any banana as u like. but these kerala banana taste best
Ms.Chitchat
Awesome, tempting halwa
Anonymous
I made this but the halwa is not sticky..its like normal mashed banana..whats wrong here?
Aarthi
@Anonymousjust keep on cooking for few more mins
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..
Aarthi
@Ambikai got it online. it is wonderchef valencia pan.
Najma Veeran
Can you please tell if we can use steamed banana. I have some leftover with me. Please suggest
Aarthi
@Najma Veeranyes u can use
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, have you tried using jaggery instead of sugar to make this halwa?
Aarthi
yes u can use.
Mariya A.Jaison
Can I use cashews instead of almonds
Aarthi
yes u can use
Susi K
Loved your recipe.. how long will it stay fresh.. can I store in the fridge?
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..