Banana Peel Halwa!
Banana Peels puree - 1 cup
Milk - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Fried Gram dal powder - 1 tsp
Cardamon powder a pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp
Water - 1 tspMethod to prepare:
Take the peels, wash well and remove the stack. Remove all blacken parts. Cut into small pieces and make a puree of it in the mixer. If required add 1 tsp water to get a smooth puree.
Heat a thick bottom pan. Melt the sugar with milk and once it is melted, add the peel puree. Keep stirring.
Half way through it, add the fried gram dal, mix well. Continue cooking till the halwa reaches a thick consistency.
Finally add the ghee once you feel the consistency is good. You can know by feeling the texture, it would have turned grainy.
Once again thank you all for playing along!
I am planning on Deepavali Special Dishes. Let me know what you have in mind.
Divya Vikram says
Wow. That is so innovative Valli. Looks delicious as usual!
Susan says
Yellow bananas, Valli? Looks so yummy. We never use peels much here in U.S. - shame, but then I do have Indian recipes to rely on. Thanks for the treat. : )
Paaka Shaale says
Hi Srivalli,
First of all thank you for all those wonderful comments. It's very flattering. Infact, you are one of the many food bloggers who has inspired me to start blogging. Thank you once again 🙂
Coming to the banana peel, I had read somewhere that banana peel was also used to make halwas and kheers. So that's how I guessed. That was a great recipe. Would love to try it. 🙂
Smitha says
Thats so amazing...would have never guessed it!!...I would have never even thought that banana peel is also edible!!..very interesting and innovative!!
Nitha says
thats an innovative and delicious one..
Neeta says
Banana peel is a total surprise to me Valli, I never ever would have guessed it!!! Wow, I am very impressed - bravo to your Athamma.....it looks very rich and tasty!!
Santosh Bangar says
new innovative recipe looking delicious
Srivalli says
Divya, that was very quick!..thank you..will pass it on to Athamma..:)
Yes Susan Athamma used Yellow Bananas that we eat as fruit. Even I have not really heard about peels being used. But then one never knows..:D
PK I was happy discovering you today! so thanks for leaving your comments. I am so glad you started blogging.
And coming to banana peel, I am surprised that I have never heard about peels being used. That shows how much I still got to learn..LOL
Sujana says
Wow... This is so innovative...
must try it...
This is my first visit to your space and I am just floored...
Sujana
http://worldofsujana.blogspot.com/
shifa firoz says
wow!! peels!!! very new to me!! is it the normal bananas of the kerala type bananas?
notyet100 says
wow halwa with banana peel...:-)
Ambika says
Hehe...It was purely a logical guess. The most common fruit - Banana. The most unused part of the most common fruit - peel. That's it!! That was all I thought 🙂
dr.antony says
surprised
Jayashree says
Very unusual, indeed. I use raw plantain peels to make thoran, but have never thought of putting ripe banana peels to use. Is it ripe banana or plantain peel that u used?
PriyaVaasu says
Oh!!! great to know, i too guessed it right!!! u have given the right clues valli, easily available, so chumma just like that adichuvitathu than!!!! halwa looks very tempting!!!
Srivalli says
Thank you friends..I am glad this was a surprise for you all as it was for me..:)
Nithya says
Oh my god.. this is...... I really have no words.. simply awesome creation by aunty. Super o super 🙂 kalakitaanga 🙂 got to tell my mom as a first thing tomorrow morning 🙂 unbelievable. My grandma used to make halwa with watermelon seeds, and I thought that was the most unexpected ingredient. But this one beats it totally 😉
PJ says
That's absolutely innovative Srivalli!!I just got a dozen banans today,so u know what I am gona make pretty soon 😉