MILLET BANANA HALWA

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Bajri flour / Pearl millet flour
• 1/2 cup Ragi flour / Finger millet flour
• 3 Ripe bananas
• 1/4 cup Ghee
• 1 pod Cardamom (crushed coarsely)
• 1 pinch Nutmeg powder
• 10 Cashews (optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Peel the ripe bananas and mash them using a fork to a smooth consistency and open cardamom pod and crush the seeds coarsely using a rolling pin/mortar & pestle.

2. 2

   Heat a thick bottomed pan/non stick pan add the ghee and once it hot, add in chopped cashews and roast them until golden brown and transfer them to a plate later.

3. 3

   Now add the Millet flours in the same pan and roast on low-medium flame for 5-10 min until raw smell goes off and nice nutty aroma is achieved.

4. 4

   Now add in the mashed banana puree and give it a nice stir and roast until it is caramelized and start oozing the ghee out.

5. 5

   Finally add in crushed cardamom seeds, roasted cashews and very tiny pinch of grated nutmeg and give it a nice stir.

6. 6

   Switch off the stove and serve warm topping with roasted cashews.