Rawa (Sooji) Kesari is one of the traditional sweet variety in every Indian Kitchen. It is one of the simplest sweet dish to learn and do easily even for teens. Rava kesari is the first sweet recipe I learnt from my mom during my collage days. Very quick and instant sweet dish to treat our family and guests. We all prepare this Rava kesari for many occasions including festivals, events or simple parties.
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Rava Kesari Recipe | Sooji Kesari Recipe | Semolina Kesari Recipe |
Preparation time | - |
Cooking Time | 15 mins |
Servings | 4 |
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Rava Kesari Recipe | Sooji Kesari Recipe | Semolina Kesari Recipe |
Ingredients:
Rava / Sooji / Semolina | 1 Cup |
Sugar | 2 Cups |
Water | 3 Cups |
Ghee | 2 tablespoon |
Cashew Nuts | 5 |
Cardamom Powder | a Pinch |
Kesar (Saffron) Colour | a Pinch |
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Rava Kesari Recipe | Sooji Kesari Recipe | Semolina Kesari Recipe |
Method:
- Pour little ghee in a pan and keep it in flame and fry the cashew nuts till they become golden brown colour and keep it aside in a plate. To the pan, add the Rava and fry for sometime in the ghee till it becomes red color and we get a nice aroma
- Add water to another sauce pan and bring it to boil. Add the hot boiling water to the Rava in the pan and stir well and keep the flame low and allow the Rava to cook.
- When the Rava is cooked, add sugar to the pan and mix well. Adding sugar, makes the rawa to get diluted again, so do not panic, keep the flame low and keep stirring till the rava again starts to thickening.
- Add cardamom powder and kesar color and mix well. Finally add ghee and stir it evenly and add the cashew nuts and switch off the flame
- The mouth-watering Rava / Sooji Kesari is ready to serve.
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Rava Kesari Recipe | Sooji Kesari Recipe | Semolina Kesari Recipe |