rava kesari

Rava kesari ingredients:

1. Rava (sooji) – 1 cup
2. Sugar – 2 cups or to taste
3. Water – 2½ cups
4. Ghee – 1 cup
5. Cashew nuts – 8
6. Pista – 4
7. Badam – 4
8. Kismis - 4 (dry grapes)
9. Cardamoms – 2
10. Kesari colour – a pinch

Kesari Preparation:

Take a pan and dry roast the rava till golden brown colour and keep it aside.

Add 2 tsp of ghee in the same pan and roast cashew nuts, pista, badam, kismis and cardamoms till they turn into golden brown colour and keep it aside.

Take a heavy bottomed pan and heat with two and a half cups of water.

Allow it to boil and add a pinch of kesari colour.

When the water starts to boiling add rava and keep stirring for 2 mins. (Add rava slowly in continuous flow while stirring).

Now add the sugar and keep stirring.

Then add the remaining ghee, cardamom powder and combined well.

Finally garnish with roasted nuts and serve hot.