Rava Kesari

“Rava Kesari” definitely one of the popular mouthwatering dessert in south India which is mostly prepared during festival feast.

My mom always used to make this dessert, if we feel like having a good one. It has several other names like Sooji kesari, Sooji halwa, Semolina kesari, Sheera.

Rava kesari topped with cashews and raisins are great combinations. Other nuts can also be added to have tasty and crunchy effect on it.

To avoid lumpy Sooji, it is mandatory to add roasted rava only to boiling water

The amount of Ghee you add gives great taste to the kesari

Ok let’s start the cooking…

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Rava Kesari

"A dessert that whispers sweet tales of tradition, each bite is a warm hug for your taste buds, evoking memories of joyous celebrations and family gatherings."

Course Dessert

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword Dessert, Kesari, Nuts & Raisins, Rava Kesari, Snacks, Sooji Kesari, Sooji Sweet, Sweet Pongal

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Dhivya Krishna Kumar

Equipment

• 1 Pan
• 1 Spatula
• 1 Pan (For tempering)

Ingredients

• Ghee to fry cashews raisin and rava – 1 tbsp
• Cashews/Kaju/Halves – 10-15
• Raisins/Dry grapes/Kishmish – 6-10
• Rava/Sooji/ Semolina – ½ cup
• Sugar differs according to our choice – ¾ cup
• Water – 2 cup
• Kesari color – ¼ tsp
• Cardamom powder/ Elachi powder ¼ tsp – ¼ tsp
• Salt – 1 pinch
• Ghee topping at end – ¼ cup

Instructions

• First, heat the pan at low flame and add 1/2 tbsp of ghee.
• Now roast the cashew and raisin in the pan on low flame.
• Once the cashew turns into golden brown, take it and keep aside on a plate.
• Again add 1 tbsp of ghee in the pan.
• Now roast ½ cup of rava. Note, use good quality rava.
• Roast the rava for 5 mins at low flame till it turns aromatic.
• Keep it aside.
• Now pour 2 cups of water in the pan and boil it.
• Furthermore, add kesari color (food color) and let it boil for few seconds.
• Now add a pinch of salt in it.
• Note: salt is used to only enhance and show the sweetness.
• Now add ¼ tsp of cardamom powder to it.
• Once the water is completely boiled, keeping in the low flame add ½ cup of roasted rava slowly.
• Note: while you are adding the rava stir continuously till the it absorbs all the water.
• And make sure no lumps are formed while stirring.
• After rava absorbs all the water content, now add sugar in it and stir well.
• On top of it add ¼ cup of ghee and mix it well.
• and again mix well until kesari separates from the pan.
• Now finally add roasted cashews and raisin and turn off the flame.
• Now the dessert “Rava Kesari” is ready to serve.

Notes

Pictorial Guidance:

Heat the Pan at low flame.

Add ½ tbsp Ghee.

Add Cashews and Raisin.

Roast till it turns Golden Brown.

Add Rava to the same remaining ghee and roast until aroma comes.

Keep aside the roasted rava, cashews and raisin.

Now add water to the pan.

Next add the kesari Powder to the water.

Now add Salt.

Add cardamom powder on to it.

Let it Boil Well.

Add rava on to it.

And stir continuously to ensure that there are no lumps.

And then add Sugar.

Now mix well and add ghee to it.

Mix well until kesari separates from the pan.

Add roasted cashews and raisin on top of it.

Delicious Rava Kesari is ready to serve.

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Sweet Pongal