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banana halwa recipe with jaggery made using ripe bananas and topped with roasted cashews

Banana Halwa Recipe with Jaggery

A traditional South Indian banana halwa with jaggery made using ripe bananas, javvarisi, ghee, and jaggery syrup. This homemade வாழைப்பழ அல்வா is rich, glossy, and naturally sweet.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dessert, festival sweet, sweets
Cuisine: Indian, kerala, south indian, Tamil Nadu
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Nos large ripe bananas
  • ¼ cup javvarisi (50 gms) (Sabudana )
  • 1 cup jaggery (250 gms) powdered or crushed
  • ¼ cup water for jaggery syrup
  • ¼ cup ghee used in parts
  • 1/4 tbsp cardamom powder
  • Cashews or badam – as needed optional

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottom Pan

Method
 

Prepration
  1. Peel the ripe bananas and blend them into a smooth puree.
  2. Soak the javvarisi in water for 1 hour. After soaking, add it to the banana puree and blend again until smooth. Keep this mixture aside.
  3. In a small pan, add jaggery with ¼ cup water, heat until melted, and strain the syrup to remove impurities. Keep aside.
Cooking Process
  1. Heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a heavy-bottom pan.
  2. Add the banana–javvarisi puree and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
  3. Slowly add the strained jaggery syrup and mix well.
  4. Continue cooking on low to medium heat, stirring gently.
  5. Add a tiny pinch of salt while cooking the halwa.
  6. Add the remaining ghee little by little while cooking. add the cardamom powder at this stage and mix it
  7. Cook until the halwa thickens and starts releasing ghee from the sides.
  8. Switch off the heat once the halwa becomes glossy and thick.
  9. Roast cashews or badam in a little ghee and mix into the halwa or use as topping (optional).

Notes

  • Always cook on low to medium heat to avoid burning.
  • Stir continuously to prevent lumps.
  • Halwa will thicken more as it cools.
  • Adjust jaggery quantity based on sweetness.
  • also add pinch of salt in sweet preparing always its enhance the sweetness