Red Bananas with Cardamom (Elaichi Kéla)

 

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

• 1 Peel bananas and cut lengthwise in half; set aside.
• 2 Melt butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook jaggery in butter, stirring gently, until dissolved.
• 3 Stir in bananas, lime juice and ground cardamom; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until bananas are tender.
• 4 Scoop ice cream into 4 bowls. Spoon bananas with sauce over ice cream.