Description
Southern Sweetness
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine Sooji/Rava/Semolina
- 3 Tbsp + 1/3rd cup Ghee (Clarified butter)
- ¾ – 1 cup white granulated Sugar (add according to sweet intake)
- 5 cups Water
- 10 Cashew nuts
- Handful of Raisins/Kishmish
- ½ Tsp Cardamom powder
- 2 –3 pinches of Saffron soaked in 4 -5 Tbsp Saffron Water for 10 –15 minutes
- 2 – 3 drops of natural Orange colour extract (Optional)
Instructions
- In a flat bottom pan heat 2 tbsp of ghee. Roast the cashew nuts and the raisins for a bit. Once the cashews turn golden brown, remove and keep them aside.
- In the same ghee roast 1 cup fine rava/semolina. Roast over low flame till the colour changes slightly and the rava turns aromatic.
- In a large deep bottom pan boil the 2 cups of water. Keeping the flame on low, add the 1 cup roasted rava.
- Stir continuously till all the water has been absorbed by the rava/semolina and there no traces of lumps.
- Still keeping the flame on low, add the sugar and keep stirring till it fully dissolves.
- Next add the Saffron water or Kesari and the 1/3rd cup ghee. Keep stirring vigorously and constantly to mix thoroughly. Make sure the mixture is lump free. You may add the optional 2-3 drops of natural Orange extract here if you like.
- Cover and cook on sim for 2-3 mins or until the rava is completely cooked.
- Now add the roasted nuts, raisins and cardamom powder. Stir and mix well till the Rava Kesari mix separate out and leaves the side of the pan.
- Your Rava Kesari is ready. You may serve it in a bowl or make balls out of them.
Notes
Its a good idea to give shape to the balls while the Rava Kesari is still warm. This will be useful to achieve a smooth texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4