Rava Kesari - submitted by Dahlia on 12-04-2007 (Sooji Ka Halwa, Rava Halwa, Fruit & Nut Kesari, Sheera)
Ingredients
Semolina (Rava/ Sooji/ Farina) - 1 cup
Ghee/ Butter - 1/2 cup Ghee - 2 tblsp + 2 tblsp (for roasting the rava and toasting the nuts)
Sugar - 1 cup (add more if you like it sweeter) Salt - a pinch
Cashews/Almonds - 10 nos (sliced/chopped)
Raisins - 10 nos
Kesari colour - One pinch (You can also use red/yellow/orange food colour)
Water - 3 cups
Cardamom - 3 pods(crushed)
Method
1. Heat 2 tblsp of ghee in a pan. Fry the nuts and raisins and keep it aside.
2. Heat up the same pan again with another 2 tblsp of ghee.
3. Fry the rava till it gives a nice flavour. Remove it in another plate.
4. In the meantime, bring water to boil along with cardamom pods in a nonstick pan.
5. Once the water boils, add the rava little by little stirring continuously to avoid lumps.
6. Add the sugar, salt and kesari powder and stir again.
7.When it starts to thicken, add half of the nuts and raisins.
8. Pour the rest of the ghee (1/2 cup) and keep mixing for another few minutes. Add little less ghee for people on diet.
9. Mix in the roasted nuts and raisins. Switch off.
Serving Suggestion - This is the simplest dessert that can be made. It can be served as such or with some ice cream. - Sooji ka Halwa is also served as a sidedish with poori. This is famous as 'Halwa Poori'. - This can also be used as a stuffing to make puran polis. Variation - Add 1 cup of crushed pineapple or mango puree just before adding the rava to make yummy pineapple kesari or mango kesari. Youcould also try strawberry kesari. - You can also add 1 cup of mixed fruits and nuts like apples, grapes, mangos, strawberries, pineapples, dates, peach, almonds, apricaots etc along with the rava. This is called mixed fruit kesari. Click for the instant rava kesari recipe.
Comment Comment by rifaya nazrin
can we add strawberries to the kesari? Reply :- Yes you can. |
Comment by Maria Gonsalves
How to make sooji ka halwa, surley it will be different. Can you please tell me how that can be done. Thanks, Maria
Reply :- Hi Maria, Sooji ka halwa in north india is the same as rava kesari made in south india. The only difference is that sooji ka halwa is not as rich as kesari so reduce the amount of ghee while making it. |
Comment by cynthia ashwin will surely try :) thankyou so much:)
Reply :- Try and give your comments. |
Comment by cynthia ashwin on 01 February 2010 06:41AM hai.
can you tell me how to make fruit kesari? Reply :- Sure Cynthia... Just before adding the roasted rava to the boiling water, add 1 cup of assorted fresh and dry fruits. The fruits could include apples, pineapple, peach, dried cranberries, dried raisins, dried apricots etc. Finger licking Fruit Kesari is as simple as that. |
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