Red Bananas with Cardamom (Elaichi Kéla)
Updated Jun 25, 2015
A Bombayite’s version of bananas Foster, this recipe stirs in highly aromatic cardamom for that quintessential flavor associated with many an Indian dessert.
Red Bananas with Cardamom (Elaichi Kéla)
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 4 small red bananas
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup jaggery, chopped or 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, (1 medium lime)
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds, (removed from the pods), ground
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
Instructions
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Step1Peel bananas and cut lengthwise in half; set aside.
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Step2Melt butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook jaggery in butter, stirring gently, until dissolved.
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Step3Stir in bananas, lime juice and ground cardamom; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until bananas are tender.
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Step4Scoop ice cream into 4 bowls. Spoon bananas with sauce over ice cream.
Nutrition
585
Calories
24 g
Total Fat
6 g
Protein
82 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 585
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 24 g
- Saturated Fat
- 15 g
- Cholesterol
- 80 mg
- Sodium
- 120 mg
- Potassium
- 770 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 82 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
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