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    Banana Halwa ~ Indian Sweet Step by Step!

    Published: Oct 22, 2009 · Modified: Nov 2, 2020 by Srivalli · 10 Comments

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    Banana Halwa Recipe is a delicious Indian sweet made with ripe bananas. This halwa is a dessert you can dish out very quickly and the best way to use overripe bananas.

    We love bananas and have quite a few ripe banana recipes Indian style. When you have overripe bananas on hand, these recipes come in handy. My most favorite way to use these overripe bananas is always making Banana Bread.

    Apart from Banana Halwa Recipe, some more ideas to make with ripe bananas:

    I have quite a few Ripe Banana Recipes like these Soft Serve Banana Ice Cream

    Banana Breads, Cakes and Muffins

    If you are not keen on making bread or sweets, you can opt for some Indian Flatbreads like this Vastad Rotti, Bale Hannina Chapathi, Sweet Wheat Banana Dosa

    Some healthy bakes like this Eggless Banana Walnut Bread or this Vegan Wheat Banana Bread

    Banana Halwa

    Bananas are very healthy and good snacks to feed your kids. We make sure we feed our kids at least one banana a day. So having some banana recipes is good.

    Some of the other ideas I use ripe banana will be adding chopped bananas with adding it with condensed milk, with custards. Sometimes I saute the banana pieces sauteed in ghee and give as a kid's snack.

    Finally, even with all these recipes, I feel nothing can beat a quick Banana Halwa. I love making halwa with different fruits. and this was very easy to make.

    So here comes the simplest way of making a halwa.

    Step By Step Pictures

    Take about 3 long ripe bananas, peel off the skin.

    Roughly chop them into circles and take them in a pan or thick bottom Kadai! Add about 2 tsp of ghee, you can add more if you are serving to kids.

    Cook on high flame, once the bananas start cooking, you see a lot of froth coming up.

    This takes about 5 - 7 mins, you need not keep stirring. It won't get burnt as there is a lot of water content still. We will have to cook until all the water evaporates.

    Meanwhile, in another pan, take 4 teaspoons of sugar with just enough water to cover. Cook on high flame, once the sugar melts, remove any impurities if any.

    Cook till the sugar thickens a bit.

    If the banana is cooked well, you can start to stir.

    Keep stirring till it thickens to a solid. The ghee would start coming out of the sides.

    You need not worry about sugar crystallizing as we are making a halwa.

    Now the final product once again!


    This Banana Halwa Recipe uses Ripe Banana that comes to almost 2 cups with just enough sugar and ghee. Infact you can skip the sugar part if your bananas are sweet.

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    Banana Halwa ~ Indian Sweet Step by Step!

    Banana Halwa Recipe is a delicious Indian sweet made with ripe bananas. This halwa is a dessert you can dish out very quickly and the best way to use overripe bananas.
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine Indian
    Keyword Ripe Banana Halwa, Ripe Banana Recipes
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Festival Meal, Holiday Special
    By Diet Kid Friendly
    Dish Type Bachelor Recipes, Festival Sweets, Under 5 Ingredients
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes
    Servings 1 cup
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Ripe Banana approx. 3 long fruits
    • 4 tsp Sugar
    • 2 - 3 tsp Ghee
    • A Pinch Cardamom Powder

    Instructions

    How to make Banana Halwa

    • Peel and chop the bananas into small pieces.
    • Heat a pan, add the bananas along with ghee. Cook on high till all the water content is evaporated and thickens.
    • Once it starts leaving the sides, keep stirring till you get a thick pulp.
    • Meanwhile, in another pan, melt sugar with just enough water over a high flame. Remove dirt if any. Cook again till it thickens a bit.
    • Transfer the sugar syrup to the pan with the banana simmering. Combine well and continue cooking till the halwa is shining and thick.
    • Add in the cardamom powder, mix well and remove.
    • Serve hot!

    Notes

    Sugar syrup need not very thick, when you get a shining thick syrup, it is enough.
    If you want, you can puree the banana, however, you will end up having a smooth paste-like halwa.
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    Comments

    1. prasu says

      October 22, 2009 at 7:49 pm

      wow........nice halwa dear...it's yummy and juicy.

      Reply
    2. Sailaja Damodaran says

      October 22, 2009 at 8:12 pm

      Very healthy....tasty

      Reply
    3. Priya says

      October 22, 2009 at 8:50 pm

      Yummylicious halwa..

      Reply
    4. jayasree says

      October 23, 2009 at 4:37 am

      Delicious halwa.I make with nenthranpazham & jaggery. Haven't tried this way.

      Reply
    5. Chitra says

      October 23, 2009 at 6:01 pm

      Looks like panchamirtham.. very nice..

      Reply
    6. Jhanani says

      October 23, 2009 at 10:13 pm

      Yummy halwa. I too find it hard to make my kids eat banana. Let me try this.

      Reply
    7. meeso says

      October 24, 2009 at 4:49 pm

      This little gem of a recipe is getting bookmarked, YUM!

      Reply
    8. Anonymous says

      September 11, 2012 at 12:13 pm

      hi , i tried this and it came out gr8.i also added bits of cashew in the end.thanks for sharing .it was a very tasty and useful recipe.

      Reply
    9. Anonymous says

      September 18, 2020 at 8:24 pm

      How many days we can store this?

      Reply
      • Srivalli says

        September 19, 2020 at 8:45 am

        Hi, I have not kept this for a long time, max it should be good for 2 or 3 days, best is to refrigerate and consume as required. 

        Reply

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