BLACK PLAINTAIN (BANANA) KHEER

BLACK PLAINTAIN(BANANA)KHEER

SOUTH INDIA,THIS BANANA IS CALLED NENDRA-BALE.BALE MEANS BANANA.IN USA IT IS CALLED PLANTAIN (OF BLACK COLOR).
THIS IS MADE OUT OF RIPE BLACK BANANA.ALL OVER BLACK COLOR FROM OUTSIDE ,INNER SIDE ORANGE-YELLOW.
IF U SEE IT FIRST TIME ,IT IS LOOKING LIKE ROTTEN ,BUT IT IS ITS NATURAL COLOR.
IT IS NOT TASTY WHILE EATING UNCOOKED.SOME RAW FLAVOR COMES.IT IS GOOD IN KHEER ,SHEERA PREPARATION.
IT IS PRODUCED IN COASTAL AREA.IN INDIA ,BASICALLLY IT IS IN SOUTHERN PART.
IN USA ,IN PHILLEDELPHIA I GOT IT FROM CHINESE MARKET .
THIS KHEER IS GOOD FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ADDOD FAT IN THEIR BODY IN HEALTHY WAY.FOR GROWING BABY IT IS NUTRITIOUS & FILLER ALSO.

BLACK PLAINTAIN

INGRIDIENTS:

ALWAYS USE FULL RIPPEN BLACK BANANA.WHEN IT BECOME FULLY BLACK FROM ALL OUTER SIDE,THEN ONLY IT IS PROPER RIPEN.
PEEL THE BANANA.CUT IT INTO SMALL PIECES.
SHALLOW FRY THE RIPE BANANA IN DESI GHEE/UNSALTED BUTTER.
NOW TAKE A PAN. ADD BANANA PIECES,FENNEL SEEDS & ADD WATER(LESS AMOUNT) IN IT.
STIR IT FOR 5 MINUTES.
BANANA GET COOKED VERY EASILY.
THEN ADD MILK ,SUGAR,CARDAMOM POWDER IN IT.
ADD THE SAFFRON STRANDS(SOAKED IN ITBSP LUKEWARM MILK FOR 5 MIN)ALSO.
BOIL IT SO THAT EVERYTHING CAN MIX PROPERLY.
AFTER SOME TIME IT WILL GET MASHY.
ADD COCONUT MILK.(IF DESIRED)GENERALLY WHEN NORMAL MILK IS USED ,THEN COCONUT MILK IS AVOIDED.
GARNISH IT WITH CHOPPED CASHEWNUTS,ALMONDS,RAISINS.

IN THIS PAYSAM ,REDUCED MILK IS NOT REQUIRED.BANANA ITSELF PROVIDE THE THICKNESS IN THE KHEER.
IN THIS TYPE OF PAYSAM/KHEER (UNLIKE NORMAL KHEER )QUANTITY OF MILK IS LESS.IT IS USED TO MAKE MASHY BANANA LIQUID ONLY.
NO NEED OF PRESSURE-COOKER FOR BOILING THE BANANA.
MILK QUANTITY IS DEPENDING ON THE DESIRED THICKNESS OF THE KHEER.
TRADITIONALLY ,JAGGERY IS USED IN THE PLACE OF SUGAR. & COCONUT MILK IS USED IN THE PLACE OF NORMAL FUT FAT MILK.
IF U WANT TO AVOID THE SHALLOW FRY THE BANANA IN GHEE,U CAN.JUST ADD 2TSP GHEE IN THE BOILING TIME OF MILK.