Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Banana Halwa ~ For someone special !!


I am never in doubt when I have to bake something for someone's birthday.In fact,I am willing to bake a Birthday Cake for my cousin's friends' wives' sisters' daughter too.Yeah,for someone who is always looking for a reason to bake,anyone's birthday is an occasion.No offense,I am just trying to put my point across here.

Then why not a cake today,for my pretty and sweet ma-in-law as she celebrates her birthday?Well,you have a question there.To be very,very honest I am having a starting trouble.Even the easiest cake recipe is looking kind of hard work to me.I hope I haven't forgotten to bake,oh what a terrible thought!!

I almost zeroed in on this cake from her wonderful blog.Then thought,here I am trying to reduce all the piled up weight from the wedding feasts and surely,the cake is not going to help me one bit.Not that this halwa is fat-free,far from it.But I had so much of this halwa back home that I can pretty much refrain from eating it[I hope].

So here it is,an instant[almost] Banana Halwa that you could whip in less than 10 minutes.

Banana Halwa

Ingredients

Ripe Banana [nendrapazham] - 2
Sugar - 3-4 tbsp
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Oil - for deep frying

Method

Chop the banana into small pieces.
In a kadai,add oil and when it is hot deep fry the banana pieces till golden brown.
Remove and drain on a tissue paper.
Transfer to a bowl and add the ghee,sugar and cardamom powder and give a good shake.
Serve hot.
[the sugar oozes out of the halwa as it cools down and I like to have it cold too]


26 comments :

  1. hi divya ,
    halwa looks yummy ...its new to me ,never tried this before ,i am sure its tasty

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  2. wonderful recipe and looks so delicious...

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  3. Never heard of Banana Halwa! Looks super!

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  4. Hey, that is a very new recipe for me. I mean, I have seen banana halwa, but this is a new way. Thanks for this. Please do send it to "Celebrate sweets - halwa" event, check the details on my blog (left side event's list).

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  5. Happy bday to you mil. Like the caramelised look of the halwa.

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  6. This is a new kind of halwa. Though I caramalie nenthrapazham with sugar/jaggery, never knew we could fry those pieces to make halwa.

    Birthday wishes to ur MIL.

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  7. Divs... this is a quick go halwa.... nd i loved ur click....
    Happy Bday to ur sweet MIL :)

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  8. Never tried but this does look a TO DO.. always shallow fried the bananas so never knew they might turn brown when deep fried.

    will try this soon.

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  9. Ur version sounds different dear...frying teh banana's make the difference

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  10. Birthday wishes to your MIL. I love this halwa. We used to call it ethakka varattiyathu...I was addicted to this during my school days. I dont know whether you remember how I looked during PDC days, I was plump and this was the reason ;) Btw, adding cardamom powder is something new...

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  11. the recipe is quite different from the usual one I have seen in mnay blogs..this one looks so yumm..

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  12. Have had this in Kerala. Looks so easy to make.

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  13. Banana halwa looks really yummy and superb.

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  14. This is a new, interesting halwa... could not agree more on finding an excuse to bake:-)

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  15. Love to try a halwa with banana. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Omg.. looks amazing dear.. nice clicks too.. thanks for sharing !!

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  17. Edi.. wishes to your Mother in law.. Anyways.. i am sure you would have understud that i went thru ur blog.. hehehhe

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  18. Halwa sounds interesting looks very delicious :-)

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  19. Happy Birthday wishes to your Mother-In-Law.This unique way of making banana halwa looks very delicious and easy to make.

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  20. this halwa is totally new 2 me.. looks easy and yummy. . wishes 2 your mil.... loving your collection and presentation..u have a lovely space here... do drop in at my space sometime..

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  21. this makes me nostalgic.. this was my evening snack during my school days..

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  22. Looks so delicious!!!Gona try this tomorrow :) .And Happy b'day to MIL :)

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  23. i love this halwa and can have it anytime :)....what a sweet gesture divs :)

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  24. I've never seen banana halwa before. It looks delicious :)

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