Banana Halwa

Ingredients

3 Kerala bananas

3 tbsps of ghee

3/4 cup jaggery

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

• Peel and slice the bananas and grind to a paste.
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• Keep a thick bottomed pan on fire, add the ghee. When it melts, add the ground bananas and lower the flame.
• Keep stirring in between to prevent sticking to the bottom.
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• Meanwhile, keep the jaggery with water on fire and let it dissolve in water completely.
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• When the banana paste starts separating from the sides, add the melted jaggery, mix in slowly 
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• and let it be on low fire till it becomes quite thick. Add the cardamom powder and mix well. 
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• Pat it down on a ghee smeared plate and cut into pieces when cool. If you want to keep it for longer time, refrigerate it.
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• It is a nice accompaniment for tea and coffee.