Ravakesari

“ Rava kesari” is the easiest sweet,that can be prepared in a jiffy.

       

Ingredients

Rava/sooji/semolina	1/2
Sugar	3/4 to 1 cup
Water	1 & 1/2 cup
Ghee	1/4 cup
cardamom powder	A pinch
Cashew nuts	7-8 nos
Kesari colour	A pinch

Method

1. Heat a pan(non stick to make it easy) add the rava with the ghee (mentioned minus a tblsp). Fry in medium flame,with constant stirring until a nice aroma comes (the rava will start turning golden brown).
2. Transfer the mixture to a plate and set aside. Add the water to the pan and bring to boil.
3. Add the fried rava little by little to the boiling water and keep stirring simultaneously.
4. Take care no lumps are formed,keep in medium flame and stir well.
5. Keep in low flame and cook covered for 3-4 minutes or until the rava gets cooked well.
6. Add the sugar,kesari colour and keep the flame in medium and stir well.
7. some times,when u add sugar and mix,immediately you may find very few lumps,but don't panic,stir well as in a way to mash those lumps gets mashed well.
8. Stir in medium flame for 4-5 minutes or still the kesari forms as a whole mass(doesn't stick to the pan at all).
9. Add ghee fried cashews,elachi to this if desired.(in a tblsp of ghee we reserved before)
10. Optional :Grease a plate with ghee and spread the kesari in it and after cooling down,draw as diamonds with a knife.

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