Vasusvegkitchen: 01/31/21

Sunday 31 January 2021

Banana Sheera || Banana rava kesari || Banana Halwa using red banana || Sevvalai rava kesari

Banana Sheera || banana halwa || banana rava kesari using red banana. It is delicious and very tasty recipe, it is very easy to prepare sweet recipe using banana and semolina. I used red banana to prepare this banana halwa, you can use any variety banana to prepare this rava kesari. Red banana is also known as "Sevvalai" in Tamil. Rava kesari is one of the main prasadam recipe we prepare during many festivals. Like simple rava kesari we prepare this banana rava kesari during puja's like satya narayana swamy pooja, vara lakshmi pooja or on normal days too. Like above kesari recipe we can also prepare many sheera/kesari bath recipe using fresh fruits like Pineapple rava kesari, strawberries and even chocolate too.

We can also use milk to prepare rava kesari to get creamy texture, but we cannot store it for long time. So I prepared adding water, prepare according to your wish. Today I used red banana instead normal banana. I know you are thinking that why I am using red banana why not normal yellow banana, here is reason from few months we started eating red banana regularly as it is very healthy. Red banana's are plumper and sweeter than yellow banana's. Red banana is nutrient rich, contains high fiber, rich in anti-oxidants and best immunity booster when compared to yellow variety bananas. Red banana has more beta carotene and vitamin c than yellow variety banana(info from wiki). And yes it is only available in some areas of South India, popularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. I d't have more information where these banana's are available in India. Do comment if you know any info about it :) Try to include red banana's in your diet regularly if you get it in your areas.

Do check out some sweet recipes from blog and YouTube channel From blog

**Chakker Pongal

** Pineapple rava kesari

** Flax seeds laddu

** Coconut rice & chana dal sundal

** Narali Bhaat

** Karanataka style temple pulihora

** Oats & nuts laddu

Event : Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge

Taking this soulful and healthy sweet corn soup to "Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge" fb group started by Priya, and taken further till date by Mayuri di, I bookmarked her baked apple to try soon. Do check her space for wonderful recipes. We completed recipes from all states from A to Z, so now admin team and members decided a new interesting way for monthly theme that is - one group member in alphabetical order will suggest theme. Later admin team will pair interested members, then we share 2 secret ingredients among us and prepare recipe using it and all other members will guess it.

This month theme Warm Desserts was suggested Rafeeda who blogs at The Big Sweet Tooth. And we both are paired for this month, she is very friendly and very talented chef. I liked her blogging style and presentation a lot, I bookmarked her Jam cake rolls to try soon. Coming to theme Rafeeda gave me cardamom and cashew nuts as secret ingredients, in turn I gave cocoa powder and walnuts to her. Using these ingredients she prepared yummy fudge brownie pie. Do check out her space for wonderful recipe..

Banana Sheera

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cook Time : 15 minutes

Serves : 2 people

Category : Sweets/Desserts

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Main ingredients : banana, semolina

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Red banana - 1 (you can also use any other variety banana)

semolina - 1 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup (adjust)

ghee - 1/2 cup

cashew - 7

raisins - 7

cardamom powder - 1 tsp

water - 2.5 cups

Instructions

1) Add 3 tsp of ghee in a wide pan, to this add cashew nuts fry it on low flames. When it starts changing color add raisins fry till they becomes fluffy. It these fried ingredients in a cup and keep it aside.

2) In the same pan add semolina fry it on low flames till rava changes color & you get nice aroma.

3) Add mashed banana, sugar to the above fried semolina and mix everything well.

4) Now add 2.5 cups of water, 1 tsp of ghee, cardamom powder and mix everything well. Cook this on flames by closing lid for 5 minutes.

5) Our banana rava kesari is almost done, add 2 tsp of ghee to kesari mix everything well and cook it for few minutes on low flames.

6) Finally add fried cashew nuts, raisins on banana rava kesari and mix everything well. If you want you can also add ghee as per your desire.

That's it our banana rava kesari using red banana is ready to serve.

Tips:

* Instead of red banana you can also use any other variety banana.

* As red banana is more sweet I added less sugar, you add 1:1 semolina : rava as per wish.

* Adjust ghee, cashew nuts & raisins as per your desire.

* You can also use fried semolina too.

* Instead of water you can also add milk too.

Hope you liked my healthy version banana rava kesari, also check some other related sweet recipes from my YouTube channel & blog by just clicking the links below pic..