Banana Halwa is a tasty dessert which can be easily prepared with just three main ingredients – Banana, sugar and ghee. In this Banana halwa i have added corn flour also to give the halwa a very glossy texture. But adding corn flour is purely optional and is not added in the tradiona recipe of preparing the banana halwa.

Mainly, banana halwa is prepared with a type of banana called Nendram banana. This Nendram banana halwa is authentic to Kerala cuisine and is very famous in kerala. But today I prepared with poovam banana or poovan type banana as i had lot of this type of banana at home.

Though preparing this halwa is time consuming, the end result is awesome. So friends do try this Halwa and let menknow how it has turned out for you.

If you like recipes with banana, then do check out my other banana recipes in this site like below

• Banana kuzhipaniyaram
• Almond Banana Carrot Smoothie
• Oats and banana walnut cake – No egg no butter
• Banana Bonda
• Banana Walnut Muffins Eggless
• Eggless Banana Walnut Bread
• Banana Pancake using wheat flour

If you like halwa recipes then do check out these halwa

• Mango halwa
• Milk halwa
• Sooji ka halwa
• Badam Halwa
• Apple halwa
• Channa dal halwa
• Carrot Halwa
• Beetroot halwa
• White Pumpkin halwa

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Banana Halwa Recipe

Banana Halwa is a tasty dessert which can be easily prepared with just three main ingredients - Banana, sugar and ghee. In this Banana halwa i have added corn flour also to give the halwa a very glossy texture. But adding corn flour is purely optional and is not added in the tradiona recipe of preparing the banana halwa.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 5

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Banana - 7 to 8
• Sugar - 1 cup *check notes
• Ghee - 4 to 5 tbsp
• Nuts - 4 tbsp almonds, cashews, hazelnuts etc
• Corn flour - 5 tsp
• Water - little

Instructions

• Take banana and slice them
• Make them to a paste in a food processor or mixie jar.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, add 1 tsp ghee and fry the nuts.
• Keep them aside.
• In the same pan, add the banana paste and keep stirring.
• After about 12 min, it starts to thicken.
• Now add the sugar, 1/2 cup first. Check for the sweetness first and then add the remaining sugar.
• Let all the dissolve nicely.
• Now add little water to cornflour and make it a paste. Add this paste to the halwa.
• Once you have added the corn flour mixture, do not stop stirring the halwa.
• The halwa loosens first and then starts to thicken.
• Now add ghee 1 tbsp at time. Add 4 to 5 tbsp of fhee at equal intervals of 3 to 5 min.
• At one stage, the ghee starts to ooze out from the halwa.
• Turn off the stove and serve the tasty banana hakwa hot. Or transfer to a plate greased with ghee, allow to cool down and cut into squares and then serve.

Notes

Check the below notes 

Step by step instructions of Banana Halwa

Ingredients

• Banana – 7 to 8
• Sugar – 1 cup ( *check notes )
• Ghee – 4 to 5 tbsp
• Nuts – 4 tbsp ( almonds, cashews, hazelnuts etc)
• Corn flour – 5 tsp
• Water – little

Method to prepare Banana Halwa

Take banana and slice them

Make them to a paste in a food processor or mixie jar.

In a heavy bottomed pan, add 1 tsp ghee and fry the nuts. Keep them aside.

In the same pan, add the banana paste and keep stirring.

After about 12 min, it starts to thicken.

Now add the sugar, 1/2 cup first. Check for the sweetness first and then add the remaining sugar.

Let all the sugar dissolve nicely and completely.

Now add little water to cornflour and make it a paste.

Add this paste to the halwa.

Once you have added the corn flour mixture, do not stop stirring the halwa.

Kepp stirring the halwa in medium flame. The halwa loosens first and then starts to thicken.

Now add ghee 1 tbsp at time. Add 4 to 5 tbsp of fhee at equal intervals of 3 to 5 min.

At one stage, the ghee starts to ooze out from the halwa.

Now add tge fried nuts and give a stir.

Turn off the stove and serve the tasty banana hakwa hot. Or transfer to a plate greased with ghee, allow to cool down and cut into squares and then serve.

Here i dont have that much patience, and so i served to serve it hot.

Tasty and delicious Banana Halwa is ready.

Notes

1. *First add 1/2 cup sugar and check for sweetness. If it suits your taste, then no need to add the other 1/2 cup. Try adjusting according to your tastebuds.

2. Also sugar can be replaced with palm sugar, jaggery, karupatti etc.

3. Since I didnt get, Nendram pazham, I tried the halwa with poovam pazham. You can try with other variety of bananas also.

4. You can add little cardamom powder or banana essence to give it more flavour.

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This Eggless Banana Pancake Using Wheat Flour Recipe is very easy to make and healthy too. We do not add any eggs but still this eggless banana pancake using wheat flour turns out to a soft and fluffy pancake. It can be easily made in morning hurry burry and also can be packed for kids lunch box or given as a tea time snack also.

If you want to make a healthier version of this eggless banana pancake using wheat flour, you can replace the white sugar with palm sugar or jaggery or even can make without these, if you have a sweet banana. In either way, these pancakes remains soft, tasty and fluffy.

You can also make these pancakes without baking soda or baking powder, but it wont come as fluffy as this. You can call those as banana dosa only. So I prefer adding the baking powder and baking soda.

If you like this recipe, then do check out my other recipes in this blog like below

• Banana kuzhipaniyaram
• Almond Banana Carrot Smoothie
• Oats and banana walnut cake – No egg no butter
• Banana Bonda
• Banana Walnut Muffins Eggless
• Eggless Banana Walnut Bread

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Eggless banana pancakes using wheat flour

This Eggless Banana Pancake Using Wheat Flour Recipe is very easy to make and healthy too. We do not add any eggs but still this eggless banana pancake using wheat flour turns out to a soft and fluffy pancake. It can be easily made in morning hurry burry and also can be packed for kids lunch box or given as a tea time snack also.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine International

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes minutes

Resting time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 13 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Ripe bananas - 3 any variety banana
• Wheat flour - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1/4 cup adjust according to sweetness of banana
• Oil - 1/4 cup
• Milk - 1/2 to 3/4 cup increase or decrease quantity to maintain thick consistency
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp
• Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp
• Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
• Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Instructions

• Take any 3 ripe bananas of any variety and smash them nicely. If you want you can use any small hand blender to Blend bananas nicely.
• Add milk and slightly mix it
• Now add sugar and oil and again mix them gently. Sugar can be adjusted according to sweetness of the bananas.
• Add the salt.
• Now keep adding the flour, baking powder, baking soda mix it gently so that no lumps are formed. Do not over mix it.
• Adjust the milk if needed.
• Batter consistency should be thick like idly batter.
• Now add the optional ingredients cardamom powder and cinnamon powder. Though they are optional to add, they give very nice flavour to the pancake.
• Now heat a pan ( medium flame ) and pour one laddle full of batter.
• Do not spread like dosa batter.
• Cook for a min and check for bubbles. Flip to other side and again cook for a min. If you feel banana batter not cooked properly, you can cover and cook it, as shown.
• Serve the hot hot fluffy eggless banana pancake using wheat flour with a dash of honey and butter.

Notes

Check the below notes

Step by step instructions of Eggless Banana Pancake Using Wheat Flour Recipe

Ingredients

• Ripe bananas – 3 ( any variety banana )
• Wheat flour – 1 cup
• Sugar – 1/4 cup ( adjust according to sweetness of banana )
• Oil – 1/4 cup
• Milk – 1/2 to 3/4 cup ( increase or decrease quantity to maintain thick consistency)
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp
• Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp
• Baking powder – 3/4 tsp
• Baking soda – 1/4 tsp

Method to prepare Eggless Banana Pancake Using Wheat Flour

Take any 3 ripe bananas of any variety.

smash them nicely. If you want you can use any small hand blender to Blend bananas nicely.

Add milk and slightly mix it

Now add sugar and oil and again mix them gently. Sugar can be adjusted according to sweetness of the bananas.

Add the salt.

Now keep adding the flour, baking powder, baking soda mix it gently so that no lumps are formed. Do not over mix it.

Adjust the milk if needed.

Batter consistency should be thick like idly batter.

Now add the optional ingredients cardamom powder and cinnamon powder. Though they are optional to add, they give very nice flavour to the pancake.

Allow the batter to rest for 10 min atleast.

Now heat a pan ( medium flame ) and pour one laddle full of batter.

Do not spread like dosa batter. Just pouring is enough. Also add little oil if you want.

Cook for a min and check for bubbles. Flip to other side and again cook for a min. If you feel banana batter not cooked properly, you can cover and cook it, as shown.

Serve the hot hot fluffy eggless banana pancake using wheat flour with a dash of honey and butter.

Notes

1. Cardamom powder and cinnamon powder are optional only, but gives a nice flavor, when added. You can also add a 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence.
2. For a healthier version of this banana pancake, replace white sugar with jaggery or palm sugar or even naatu sakkarai.
3. Since we add baking powder and baking soda, i advice not to give to small kids.

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