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Rava Kesari

Also known as - Rava Kesari

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Rava Kesari is a South Indian sweet made from semolina (rava or sooji) and ghee.

Serves4

Cooking Time15-20 Min

Meal Typesweet

Preparation Time8-10 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

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Ingredients

    • 7 tbsp ghee

    • 12-15 cashews

    • 2 tbsp raisins

    • 1 cup rava

    • 1 cup milk

    • water 1 cup

    • 1 cup sugar

    • 1 tsp cardamom powder

    • few saffron strands

    • orange food colour (optional)

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Take a frying pan and add 2 tbsp ghee and allow it to melt. Heat the ghee on a low medium

  2. 2

    Now add cashews and fry them. Make sure you stir them often.

  3. 3

    As soon as it starts to turn light golden in colour, add raisins and fry until they turn golden brown in colour. Remove them and keep aside.

  4. 4

    In the same pan, add 3 tbsp of ghee and allow it to melt. Add rava and saute it.

  5. 5

    Roast rava on low flame for 6-7 minutes or until it turns light golden brown in colour.

  6. 6

    In another deep bottom pan, add water, sugar, saffron and bring it to boil. Add orange food colour and turn off the flame.

  7. 7

    Pour the sugar syrup mixture over the roasted rava and keep stirring until the rava absorbs all the liquid.

  8. 8

    Now add milk in it.

  9. 9

    Add cardamom powder.

  10. 10

    Now add fried nut and mix well. Add 1 tbsp ghee and mix well.

  11. 11

    Serve garnish with fried nuts.

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