Banana halwa or banana sheera is a famous Indian sweet made for any auspicious occasion. It is such a easy basic sweet recipe that can be made in jiffy. This banana halwa is baby friendly if you skip adding cashews. It can be given to babies from 6 to 7 months after you introduced banana & suji to your baby separately. This banana halwa is not only a sweet treat for babies & toddlers, but it's for the whole family as well.
Let's check how to make this yummy banana halwa or banana sheera for babies & toddlers.
Banana Halwa or Banana Sheera for Babies & Toddlers | Baby Food
Banana Halwa or Banana Sheera - Easy, yummy semolina pudding for babies & toddlers.
Calories
Ingredients
- Roasted fine rava/sooji - 2 tbsp
- Banana - 2 small sized or 1 medium sized
- Homemade Ghee - 1 tsp
- Water - ½ cup
- Jaggery or Sugar or dates syrup - 1 tbsp optional
- Ghee fried cashews - 2 to 3 optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.
Method
- Heat a pan and add suji/rava with ghee. Fry in low flame until nice aroma comes (with constant stirring) and the suji/rava becomes slightly golden brown. Set aside.
- Slice the bananas and mash it well with your hands. Add water to the pan and bring it to a rolling boil.
- Now add the roasted suji/rava little by little to the boiling water with constant stirring. Take care to not to form any lumps. Cook the suji/rava in medium flame for 3 minutes or until the suji/rava gets cooked completely. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise it may stick to the vessel.
- Once its cooked add mashed banana. Mix well. Add sugar or jaggery at this stage(if using). Stir well so that no lumps are formed.
- Continue stirring for 3-5 minutes or till the halwa forms a mass leaving the sides of the pan. At this stage, add ghee fried cashews(if using) and give a quick stir. Switch it off once done.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g
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Here is the video recipe for how to make sooji banana halwa for babies
Preparation :
1. Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.
Method:
1. Heat a pan and add suji/rava with ghee. Fry in low flame until nice aroma comes (with constant stirring) and the suji/rava becomes slightly golden brown. Set aside.
2. Slice the bananas and mash it well with your hands. Add water to the pan and bring it to a rolling boil.
3. Now add the roasted suji/rava little by little to the boiling water with constant stirring. Take care to not to form any lumps. Cook the suji/rava in medium flame for 3 minutes or until the suji/rava gets cooked completely. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise it may stick to the vessel.
4. Once its cooked add mashed banana. Mix well. Add sugar or jaggery at this stage(if using). Stir well so that no lumps are formed.
5. Continue stirring for 3-5 minutes or till the halwa forms a mass leaving the sides of the pan. At this stage, add ghee fried cashews(if using) and give a quick stir. Switch it off once done.
Delicious banana halwa or banana Sheera is ready to feed your baby.
Notes :
- Choose organic suji/rava (with wheat & without maida) for making baby food.
- When selecting bananas, choose ripe and sweet tasting ones.
- Adding sugar or jaggery is purely optional. Add if the sweetness of bananas are not sufficient. Skip sugar if your baby is under a year old. Use dates syrup instead.
- For small babies, add breast milk or formula at the end to adjust the consistency while feeding. Also skip adding cashews.
- You can use more amount ghee than mentioned to get a very smooth texture if making this halwa for toddlers & adults.
- You could use ghee fried rasins along with cashews for adults and kids.
- For toddlers and kids, add a tablespoon of boiled milk at the end for variation.
- Make sure to cook the suji or rava well before adding mashed bananas or any sweetener. Otherwise suji or rava won't get cooked easily.
- Generally suji/rava or banana doesn't cause any allergies, but check for symptoms and stop feeding your baby if you find any.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
- If your baby doesn't like the texture of suji/rava, make it to a powder by grinding in a blender.
Anonymous
Which banana we should use?
gkfooddiary
Any banana variety, ripe n sweet tasting
Rajini
Which food is best for 13 months baby?
gkfooddiary
You can start giving all family foods wit less spices. Some recipe ideas for toddlers here: https://gkfooddiary.com/toddler-food-recipes/
Swathi Cheliyan
Whether can I use roasted rava instead of normal rava....when to Introduce dates syrup to babies
Kalyani
yes can use roasted ones. from 8 months you can introduce date syrup
Swathi Cheliyan
Thanks for replying so many times there was a error in posting the comment bcoz of which I have to post multiple times. And bless u for ur work Kalyani
Swathi Cheliyan
Can I use roasted rava instead of normal rava... when to introduce dates syrup to babies