Halwai November 15, 2023

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp – Unsalted Butter
• 2 cups – Bananas, peeled and cut into 2 cm slices
• 385 ml – Evaporated Milk
• 1/4 cup – Dark Brown sugar
• 2 – Lightly whipped eggs
• 1 tsp – Cornflour
• 1 tsp – Vanilla essence
• 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder
• For the garnish:
• 1/2 cup – Blanched, flaked and roasted Almonds
• For Orange sauce:
• 1 cup – Fresh Orange juice
• 2 tbsp – Sugar
• 2 tsp – Cornflour
• 1 tsp – Unsalted Butter

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.
  2. Melt butter in a heavy frying pan. Add bananas.
  3. Cook on low heat till bananas are soft.
  4. Transfer to 1.6 litre casserole dish. Keep aside.
  5. Combine evaporated milk and brown sugar.
  6. Bring to boil.
  7. Simmer on low heat for 3 mins stirring continuously.  Cool completely.
  8. Add milk mixture to whipped eggs, whipping continuously.
  9. Add cornflour, vanilla essence and cardamom powder, whipping continuously. Pour mixture over the banana layer.
  10. Place casserole in a shallow pan. Pout hot water outside the casserole dish, to 1 inch level.
  11. Bake, uncovered, for 35 mins. Chill. 
  12. Garnish. Serve with orange sauce. 
  13. For Orange sauce: Combine all the ingredients in a small sauce pan. Simmer on low heat, stirring continuously till sauce thickens. Chill.