Banana Sheera Recipe – GaneshChaturthi

Banana Sheera Recipe
(Banana Pudding)

Steps to make the banana halwa or banana sheera recipe:

• Heat oil or ghee. add the pre roasted semolina and fry for some 2-3 minutes.

• Add the chopped bananas and stir.

• Lower the flame. add the hot water or milk, dry fruits and cardamom powder. stir. the semolina absorbs the liquids and swells up. stir well so that the mixture does not become lumpy.

• Add sugar and stir.

• Keep on stirring. ensure that the whole mixture is smooth and not lumpy. simmer for 2-3 minutes on a low or medium flame. lastly add the crushed saffron.

• Stir again and cook banana sheera for 2-3 minutes more.

• Pour sheera into serving bowls and serve banana sheera hot or warm.

Prep Time
5 mins

Cook Time
15 mins

Total time
20 mins

Banana sheera recipe - Banana semolina pudding

Author: GaneshChaturthi.com
Recipe type: Desserts
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 1 cup roasted semolina/suji/rava

• 2-3 bananas, chopped

• 8-10 almonds or cashews, chopped or sliced

• 10-12 raisins

• 2-3 cardamoms, powdered

• 3 tbsp oil or ghee

• 5-6 tbsp sugar (add as required)

• a pinch of saffron, crushed

• 21/2 cups hot water or hot milk

Instructions

• heat oil in a pan. add pre roasted semolina and fry for 2-3 minutes till they semolina starts getting fragrant. don't brown the semolina.

• add chopped bananas and stir.

• add the hot water or milk and the dry fruits. stir.

• add sugar and stir. simmer for 2-3 minutes.

• now add the saffron. stir and simmer for 2-3 minutes more.

• serve banana sheera hot or warm.

Notes

• The dry fruits can also be fried in oil or ghee and then added lastly to the sheera. some more ghee or oil can also be added to get a smooth texture.

• If using semolina which is not roasted already, heat ghee or oil. add the semolina and fry for some 8-10 mins or more on a low flame till the semolina changes color and become fragrant. don't brown the semolina. keep on stirring in between.

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