Kelyacho Halwo

Kelyacho Halwo

Kelyacho Halwo

Veg Contains dairy Contains nuts

A sweet dish made from ripe bananas, sugar, and ghee, flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts.

Cuisines

Saraswat

Best for

Dessert

Recipe

Prep: 10 min Cook: 30 min Total: 40 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

Banana 3 Banana , ripe, preferably Nendran variety
jaggery 1 cup Jaggery
Coconut Milk 1 cup Coconut Milk , thick
ghee 2 tablespoons Ghee
cardamom 1 teaspoon Cardamom , powder
Cashew 10 Cashew , nuts
Raisin 10 Raisin
salt 1 pinch Salt

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel and mash the ripe bananas thoroughly in a bowl.
  2. 2 In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon of ghee and roast the cashew nuts and raisins until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
  3. 3 In the same pan, add the remaining ghee and the mashed bananas. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
  4. 4 Add the jaggery to the bananas and mix well until the jaggery melts completely and blends with the banana mixture.
  5. 5 Slowly pour in the coconut milk and stir continuously to avoid lumps.
  6. 6 Add the cardamom powder and a pinch of salt, and continue to cook until the mixture thickens to a halwa consistency, approximately 10-15 minutes.
  7. 7 Garnish with the roasted cashew nuts and raisins before serving.

Tips

Use ripe bananas for the best sweetness and flavor.