Banana halwa

Ingredients

• Banana 8 ripened,chopped [Nendrapazham]
• Sugar 1 ½ cups
• Water ½ cup
• Ghee 1 cup
• Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon

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Preparation

• In a thick bottomed Uruli or a non-stick kadai add the sugar and water and heat until the sugar completely melts .
• Add the chopped bananas into it and give a good stir.
• Simmer the heat to the lowest and stir once in a while adding 1-2 tbsps of ghee as it starts browning.
• Once the halwa becomes golden brown and starts leaving the sides of the pan[approximately after 40 minutes] add the cardamom powder.
• If you are using a uruli,at this stage the ghee would start separating from the halwa.
• Pour the halwa into a greased stainless steel plate and level it with the back of a spoon or spatula.
• Let it cool completely and then cut into shapes of your choice.