DISH NAME : PAZHAM NURUKKU (BANANAS IN JAGGERY)

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Description

Kerala bananas, known as nendrapazham /ethapazham, which can be cooked or steamed is used.
Pazham is banana & nurukku, is small piece.

Note

1) Do not use over ripe bananas, it won't taste good. Under ripe bananas will become hard and stony after cooking in jaggery.
2) I used organic jaggery, which is not very sweet.

Method

1) Add 2 tbsp. water to jaggery and melt to form syrup. Strain for impurities and keep aside.
2) Cut each banana into small pieces. Steam bananas till cooked. Pressure cooking will make cooking easy.
3) Then remove peel of bananas.
4) Heat strained jaggery & to that add cooked bananas and continue cooking till syrup is well coated.
5) Before removing from fire, add cardamom & dry ginger powder.

Serving Suggestions

Serve lightly warm.