Baalehannu Rasayana | Banana Rasayana | Salad Recipes
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Recipe type: Starter/Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
Traditional and easy, a quick way to satisfy your sweet taste buds-baalehannu rasayana
Ingredients
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2 Tbsp grated jaggery/bella/gur
  • 1-2 Tsp honey
  • ¼ Cup freshly grated coconut
  • 1 Tbsp gasa gase/poppy seeds/khus-khus (optional)
  • 1 small pinch of edible camphor (optional)
  • 2 powdered elaichi
  • ½ Tsp desi ghee
Method
  1. Toast gasa gase/poppy seeds till light golden. Keep aside
  2. Peel and chop/slice bananas
  3. Put them in a bowl, add grated jaggery
  4. Squeeze in honey
  5. Next add grated coconut
  6. Give everything a good mix with light hands. Do not squash or mash the fruit! Add a pinch of edible camphor
  7. Lastly add toasted gasa gase and pounded elaichi seeds
  8. Serve fresh or after letting it sit for a while! Either way, enjoy the fresh flavours
Notes
Use ripe bananas but make sure they are not squishy over-ripe!

Make sure you use freshly grated sweet coconut

Adjust jaggery as per taste, sugar can be used but rasayana tastes best with jaggery and is traditional!

Double or triple the recipe if needed
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/baalehannu-rasayana/