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    Kerala Banana Halwa Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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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.

    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

    1. Peel and mash the ripe banana using a fork. Grease a plate with ghee and set aside.
    2. Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a nonstick pan, add in the nuts and fry till golden. Drain them and set aside.
    3. In the same ghee add in the mashed banana and saute for a min.
    4. Add in sugar and mix well.
    5. Keep cooking till the mix gets thick. Now add in a tsp of ghee at a time and keep cooking.
    6. At a point the halwa will get glossy.
    7. Add in cardamom powder and fried nuts. Mix well.
    8. Pour this into a greased plate and smoothen the top. Let this cool down.
    9. 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.
    3.50 from 2 votes
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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

    You just need a handful of ingredients
    I peeled off 1 large ripe banana
    Mash it with a fork
    I chopped a handful of almonds as well..You can use any nuts you like
    Melt some ghee in a pan
    Add in the nuts
    fry till golden, then remove it to a bowl and set aside
    In the remaining ghee
    add in mashed banana
    and some sugar
    mix well
    The sugar with melt down
    keep cooking, the mix with get thickened
    Now it has got really thick
    At this point add in a tsp of ghee
    keep cooking till the ghee is absorbed
    now add another tsp of ghee
    mix well, now you can see the halwa has turned little glossy
    at this point add in cardamom powder
    mix well
    add in the fried almonds
    mix well
    Grease a plate with some ghee
    transfer the halwa in the plate

     

    smooth the top
     
     
    Now let the halwa cool down
     
     
     
    Now you can cut into pieces
    Enjoy
     
     
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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

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      Can l use other type of banana?

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    2. Lavanya Ramiah

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      Please let me know whether we can use any other type of Bananas or only the Kerala ones

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    3. Lavanya Ramiah

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      Please let me know whether we can use any other type of Bananas or only the Kerala ones

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    4. sutapa Purkayastha

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      Superb .

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Lavanya Ramiahu can use any banana as u like. but these kerala banana taste best

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    6. Ms.Chitchat

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      Awesome, tempting halwa

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    7. Anonymous

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      I made this but the halwa is not sticky..its like normal mashed banana..whats wrong here?

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    8. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousjust keep on cooking for few more mins

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    9. Ambika

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      Hi arthi
      If you don't mind can you tell me from where you bought that pan.. Am looking for a good ceramic pan..

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    10. Aarthi

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      @Ambikai got it online. it is wonderchef valencia pan.

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    11. Najma Veeran

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      Can you please tell if we can use steamed banana. I have some leftover with me. Please suggest

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    12. Aarthi

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      @Najma Veeranyes u can use

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    13. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi, have you tried using jaggery instead of sugar to make this halwa?

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can use.

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    14. Mariya A.Jaison

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      Can I use cashews instead of almonds

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can use

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    15. Susi K

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      Loved your recipe.. how long will it stay fresh.. can I store in the fridge?

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    16. yazz:-)

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      5 stars
      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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