Maharashtrian Banana Sheera Recipe with A2 Ghee
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By the Faimly Farm Team · Prep 5 min · Cook 20 min · Serves 4 · A Maharashtrian classic
Banana Sheera (Rava Sheera with banana) is the beloved Maharashtrian prasad — semolina roasted in generous pure ghee, cooked with milk, sugar, and ripe banana, and scented with cardamom. Famously offered as Satyanarayan Puja prasad, it is soft, fragrant, and rich. Here is the traditional method.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rava (semolina/sooji)
- 1/2 cup A2 ghee
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2.5 cups milk (or milk-water mix)
- 1 ripe banana, mashed or chopped
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp cashews and raisins
- A few saffron strands (optional)
Method
1. Fry the nuts: heat a little A2 ghee and fry the cashews and raisins; set aside.
2. Roast the rava: in the remaining ghee, roast the rava on medium-low, stirring, until golden and aromatic. Generous ghee is traditional here.
3. Add banana: add the mashed banana to the roasted rava and saute for a minute — this is what makes it banana sheera.
4. Add hot milk: lower the heat and slowly add the hot milk (with saffron), stirring continuously to avoid lumps. Cook until the rava absorbs the milk.
5. Sweeten: add the sugar; it will loosen the mixture. Cook, stirring, until thick and glossy.
6. Finish: add cardamom and the fried nuts. Serve warm as prasad or dessert.
Why Ghee Is the Soul
Maharashtrian sheera is famously ghee-rich — roasting the rava in generous pure ghee builds the aroma and gives the glossy, non-sticky texture that marks good prasad sheera. The banana adds fragrance and natural sweetness, but the ghee is the foundation.
The Faimly Farm Tip
Roast the rava in generous pure A2 ghee for prasad-worthy sheera. Ours is made from indigenous-cow milk by the traditional bilona method, in small lab-tested batches under our FSSAI licence. Explore our A2 Bilona Cow Ghee or the full A2 Ghee collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is banana sheera?
Banana sheera is a Maharashtrian semolina sweet roasted in generous ghee and cooked with milk, sugar, and ripe banana, famously offered as Satyanarayan Puja prasad.
Why add banana?
Ripe banana adds natural sweetness and a lovely fragrance, and is traditional in the prasad version of sheera.
How is it different from plain sooji halwa?
This Maharashtrian version is typically made with milk and banana and is associated with Satyanarayan prasad, giving it a distinct flavour and significance.
Why so much ghee?
Generous ghee gives the sheera its aroma and the glossy, non-sticky texture expected of good prasad sheera.
Which ghee is best?
Pure A2 cow ghee, ideally bilona-made, gives the most authentic aroma and richness.
Conclusion
Banana Sheera is Maharashtra's fragrant prasad — ghee-roasted semolina enriched with milk and ripe banana into a soft, glossy sweet. Be generous with pure A2 ghee, add the banana for its signature fragrance, and you have a prasad-worthy sheera in twenty minutes.
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