Banana halwa with jaggery | Vazhai pazham halwa-How to make-Step by step photos & Video

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 30 min | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, dessert, diwali special sweet, holi, pongal

Ingredients

• Banana or Nenthra pazham] – 7 [Fully ripped]
• Ghee [melted butter] – 4 tbsp
• Jaggery [Vellam]– ¼ cup to ½ cup
• Almond-5
• Cashew Nut-4
• Rice flour or corn flour – 1 to 2 tbsp [optional]

Preparation Method

• Heat pan add water & jaggery melt it then drain/filter[to remove impurities] & again cook till light thick syrup consistency
• Peel off the banana skin mash well
• In a wide pan take 1 tbsp of ghee and roast (light brown) almonds, cashew nuts & chop, keep it aside.
• In the same pan add ghee & mashed banana sauté for 3 minutes and this make the banana tender.
• Pour the jaggery syrup to the pan stir well on medium flame for 10 min.
• Add ghee & stir continuously till the mixture becomes thick / start leaving the pan.
• Then cut off heat & Garnish with dry fruits serve cold / warm / hot.

How to make banana halwa Video

How to make Banana halwa-Step by step photos

Add jaggery & water let it melt

Then drain & pour in the same pan Cook till light thick syrup consistency

Jaggery syrup is ready

Mash banana

Mashed banana is ready

Ghee roast almonds & cashewnuts

Heat ghee in a pan add mashed banana

Add jaggery syrup

Stir well on medium flame

Stir banana halwa mixture

Stir continuously till thickenes

Add ghee

Add rice flour

Stir well till the mixture start leaving the pan

Banana halwa is still sticky consistency stir well

Banana halwa is almost done

Banana halwa is ready cut off heat

Pour banana halwa mixture to the ghee greased tray & let it cool

Then cut the mixture into desired shapes, serve hot or chilled

Banana halwa with jaggery

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