Calicut Black Halwa
@allknowing (130064)
India
October 26, 2023 7:51pm CST
This Calicut Black Halwa is made from rip bananas. Calicut is a place that has huge banana plantations . They also make banana chips.
Whenever I had bananas from my garden I did try to make halwa but it never had the same taste as the one that is available in Calicut
This halwa is rich in calories as plenty of ghee is used while making it. It is fine therefore to eat it once in a way.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
28 Oct
@allknowing Bananas are good anyway you prepare them.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
28 Oct
@RubyHawk We get a variety that is a kind of vegetable They are not eaten ripe
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Oct
If you have a sweet tooth you will like it It is kind of slightly rubbery
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@GardenGerty (157598)
• United States
27 Oct
From your description Halwa sounds much like a candy we call fudge. It would be a good way to use ripe bananas.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Oct
I have tried making fudge but fudge is somewhat dry. Banana halwa because of the ghee it is moist and shining
@writerjo (2544)
• Chennai, India
27 Oct
@allknowing It sounds delicious. I never know that there is banana halwa .
I have heard of Carrot Halwa , Beetroot Halwa , Pumpkin Halwa , Wheat Halwa .
Thirunelveli Halwa is famous in Tamilnadu.
In Kerala also Bananas are widely cultivated.
High Ghee Tirunelveli Halwa | Original Tirunelveli Halwa | Iruttukadai halwa - 250gm : Amazon.in: Grocery & Gourmet Foods
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@writerjo (2544)
• Chennai, India
27 Oct
@allknowing Yes . I have to check whether it is available in Amazon.
@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Oct
@sallypup For the halwa to form it requires sugar
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Oct
They must have roasted the sesame as the smell and taste of roasted sesame is great.
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@sallypup (57984)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Oct
@allknowing Halva has honey in it, too.
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@Deepizzaguy (94649)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Oct
I like the look of the halwa in the picture in this post.
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@Shiva49 (26208)
• Singapore
27 Oct
I lived in Calicut when young.
There is a sweetmeat street that sells such delicacies.
Now I have to be wary of them. One of my friends brought me a large quantity but the health-conscious generation now does not relish them. I had no choice but to discard most of it.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Oct
I would never throw it I have a sweet tooth and I am not a diabetic.
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@Beestring (13335)
• Hong Kong
27 Oct
That looks yummy. I like food/snacks made from banana. Banana chips, banana cakes, banana bread.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Oct
I have not tried banana cake and banana bread
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