SAPAADA BHAKSHYA !!!!!

I adapted this recipe from RUCHI SAVI. This sweet dish is served as prasadam Sathyanarayana Pooja. I used less ghee here as i am little bit calorie conscious :D But if you use more ghee & sugar in this it tastes just awesome. Will try that too one day & will post it in my blog.

INGREDIENTS:-

semolina/sooji - 1 cup
sugar - 3/4 cup
ghee - 1/4 to 1/2 cup
milk - 3 cups ( OR 2 cups milk+1 cup water)
ripe bananas, big - 3-4
cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD:-

1.  Put 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan/kadai. Add sooji & roast it on a medium flame till you get a nice aroma & a slight change in colour. Keep sooji aside.
2. Peel bananas & cut into thin slices & keep aside.
3. Pour milk into the pan & bring it to a boil. Keep it on medium flame all the time.
4. When milk is coming to a boil add the banana pieces & half of the ghee. Then stir it for 2-3 mins so the banana gets slightly cooked.
5. Now add the roasted sooji slowly into the boiling milk, keep stirring it as you add sooji. Mix well & cover it  Leave it for 3-5 mins till sooji gets cooked.
6. Once sooji is all cooked, add the sugar, the remaining ghee. Mix well till sugar is dissolved & incorporated.
7. The whole mixture starts comes together like a lump, that is when it is done so you can switch off the stove.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))