Celebrate Onam With Banana Halwa

Indian Sweets

oi-Denise Baptiste

By Denise Baptiste

Monday, August 23, 2010, 12:03

The festival of Onam is the biggest and the most important festival in the state of Kerala. Its a harvest festival which is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. This festival is celebrated to welcome the King Mahabali whose spirit is said to visit Kerala during this festival.

Kerela cuisine has a variety of non vegetarian and vegetarian dishes. It is a state that is rich in spices , so black pepper, cloves, ginger , cardamom play a very important role in their food.

Banana Halwa is a sweet dish that is made in every Malayali home during this festival. It is easy to make and indeed a very delicious dessert.

You will Need:-
' spoon of ground nutmeg
1 tsps of ghee
3 medium peeled, ripe and mashed bananas
1 cup sugar

You will start by :-

1. Take a pan and heat it the ghee in it.
2. Add in the bananas to the ghee and stir it well so that the mixture doesn't get sticky.
3. Keep on the flame for about 10 minutes or so, until the bananas get a toffee kind of look. You can add more ghee to the mixture if needed.
4. Now add in the sugar and stir well till it dissolves.
5. Add in the nutmeg and cardamom to the mixture.
6. After 2 to 3 minutes, remove the mixture from the heat.
7. Spread the halwa onto a flat dish and after it is cool, cut the halwa into square pieces.

The banana halwa is now ready to eat . Enjoy!