Ingredients

• sooji - 1cup
• ghee - 3/4 cup
• sugar - 1.5 cups
• water - 3 cups
• bananas - 1,medium size
• kesar powder or orange food coloring
• kaju and kishmish to garnish
• 1/2 tsp - elaichi powder

How to Make Banana Kesari

• Heat a kadhai and add ghee. Add kaju, kishmish and sooji and fry well till golden brown. In a separate vessel, heat water to boiling point. Add sugar and banana and mix till bananas are mashed nicely.
• Add saffron powder and elaichi powder.
• Add this banana and sugar mix slowly to the frying sooji and keep stirring constantly.
• Add the water completely and mix. It may look watery but the sooji will absorb the water and ghee will float on top.
• Remove and serve hot. Milk can be added in place of water to make it more rich, or a mixture of water and milk can also be added.
• Pine apples can be added in place of banana to make it pineapple sheera.