Banana-Sooji Sweetdish (Kele Sheera/Sapaath)

Sapaath
Sapaath

Sapaath is the traditional prasad(offering for god) prepared for Satyanarayan pooja. Sooji is cooked in ghee and milk, then bananas are added to make this very aromatic, tasty sweetdish. While growing up, this was one of the reasons we kids attended the pooja.

We moved into our new house last year. I wanted to have Satyanaran pooja at home but I wanted to have family here for the pooja. I was trying to convince my parents to visit, but things were not working out. Finally this August they agreed to come and I immediately thought about pooja. So we had the pooja last week. I invited all my friends home. Aayi made a HUGE batch of Sapaath. All the friends loved it, most of them had never tasted it before.

I wanted to keep the lunch simple that day but still wanted everyone to have something to eat. We had lemon rice, idli-sambar-chutney, chane usli, airaawat, curd rice, lemon pickle. Everyone enjoyed the food and I loved all the company too.

Pictorial:
Fry sooji in ghee.
sapaath1 sapaath2
Cook it in milk.
sapaath3 sapaath4
Add sugar, banana and cook.
sapaath5 sapaath6 sapaath7

Banana-Sooji Sidedish (Kele Sheera/Sapaath)

Aromatic and delicious sweetdish, prepared by cooking sooji in milk and ghee, flavored with bananas

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup ghee
  • 1 cup sooji/rava
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup banana pieces
  • 1 cup sugar

Instructions
 

  • Heat ghee and add sooji.
  • Fry till a nice aroma comes out and sooji turns slightly brownish.
  • Add milk and cook till all the milk is absorbed.
  • Add sugar and bananas.
  • Cook for few minutes till the mixture turns slightly dry.

 

2 thoughts on “Banana-Sooji Sweetdish (Kele Sheera/Sapaath)”

  1. Lovely .will give a try.I make similar sheera with pineapple cubes by first microwaving with some water and sugar just to soften.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Scroll to Top