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    Home » Festival Recipes » Banana Sheera Recipe – How to Make Prasadacha Sheera Recipe + Step by Step Photos

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: August 21, 2014 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Banana Sheera Recipe – How to Make Prasadacha Sheera Recipe + Step by Step Photos

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    Prasadacha Sheera or Banana Suji Ka Halwa Recipe – Traditional Maharashtrian sweet dish made with semolina, banana, ghee and nuts.

    banana sheera garnished with fried cashewnut

    What is Prasadacha Sheera?

    Sheera is an Indian sweet pudding or halwa made with semolina or sooji. There are many variations of sheera and Prasadacha Sheera or Banana Sheera is one of them from Maharashtrian Cuisine. It is traditionally made during festivals and pujas such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Satyanarayana Puja and Durga Puja.

    Ingredients for Banana Sheera:

    Semolina or Sooji

    Banana

    Sugar

    Ghee

    Cardamom

    Nuts

    If you are looking for more halwa recipes then check the below recipes

    More Halwa Recipes on the blog:

    • Chukandar Ka Halwa
    • Pineapple Sheera
    • Sooji Gur Ka Halwa
    • Paal Kesari
    • Akhrot Ka Halwa
    • Orange Rava Kesari
    • Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa
    • Shakarkandi Halwa

    How to Make Banana Sheera Recipe with Step by Step Photos:

    • Heat 3 tablespoons of ghee in a pan. Add and fry the cashews and raisins to golden brown color. You can also use almonds. Keep the fried nuts aside.

    • In the same ghee, add the semolina and fry continuously on medium-low flame for 6 – 7 minutes or until it becomes light golden brown color.

    • Add the chopped bananas and combine well.

    • Add 1 ¼ cups of hot water little by little to the semolina mixture and stir continuously.
    • Cook on a flame for a couple of minutes or until the semolina gets cooked.

    • When the semolina mixture becomes dry, add sugar and cardamom powder and mix.

    • Let the sugar dissolves completely. Keep stirring.

    • When the mixture thickens, add the fried cashews and raisins and mix everything.

    How to Make Prasadacha Sheera Recipe below:

    Banana Sheera Recipe or Prasadacha Sheera Recipe

    Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
    How to Make Prasadacha Sheera Recipe with step by step photos. Traditional Indian sweet dish made with semolina, banana, ghee and nuts.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Indian, Maharashtrian
    Servings 5
    Calories 231 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup Semolina
    • 2 small Bananas chopped (approx. ¾ cup)
    • 1 ¼ cup Water
    • 6 tbsp Sugar
    • 3 tbsp Ghee
    • ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
    • Cashews and Raisins as needed
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    Instructions
     

    • Heat ghee in a pan. Add and fry the cashews and raisins to golden brown color. Keep them aside.
    • In the same ghee, add the semolina and fry continuously on medium-low flame for 6 – 7 minutes or until it becomes light golden brown color.
    • Add the chopped bananas and mix.
    • Add the hot water little by little, while stirring it continuously.
    • Cook on a flame for a couple of minutes or until the semolina gets cooked.
    • When the semolina mixture becomes dry, add the sugar and cardamom powder and mix.
    • Let the sugar dissolves completely. Keep stirring.
    • When the mixture thickens, add the fried cashews and raisins and mix everything.
    • Turn off the flame and serve warm or cold.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 4mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

    Nutrition values are estimates only.

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    Filed Under: Festival Recipes, Prasadam Recipes, sweets Tagged With: banana, halwa, sooji

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    1. Anu Shoj says

      August 21, 2014 at 5:42 pm

      awesome recipe….simple n tasty

      Cheers
      Anu
      Anu's Healthy Kitchen

      Reply
    2. Ramya Venkateswaran says

      August 22, 2014 at 4:10 am

      delicious and healthy one

      Reply
    3. Ree Kasirajh says

      August 22, 2014 at 5:10 am

      Banana sheera is so yummm!!!

      Reply
    4. Gita Jaishankar says

      August 22, 2014 at 6:57 pm

      Very interesting sheera recipe, looks very tasty and tempting 🙂

      Reply

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