Raw Banana Halwa

Ingredients:
1 raw banana
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup grated coconut
1/4 cup milk
4 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp semolina(suji, rava)
cardamom powder
fried cashew/almonds  &  charoli
few strands of saffron
food colour (optional)

Method:

1.                         Boil the banana, remove the skin and mash, yields one cup pulp

2.                         In a pan, add the ghee, when it becomes hot fry the cashew/almonds and keep aside

3.                         In the same pan, add the rava and roast it,

4.                         when it becomes brown, add the banana pulp and saute for 5-7 minutes.

5.                         add the sugar, milk,coconut and stir well

6.                         keep stirring till it leaves the sides of the pan.

7.                         Add the fried almonds, cashew and cardamom powder.

8.                         remove from the gas, transfer it into a bowl and garnish with Charoli.

Note: I did not use food colour

variation:  can be made with jaggery also instead of sugar.