Rava(Sooji) Kesari | Tamil Nadu style
Ingredients
- Rava/sooji/semolina - 1/2 cup
- Sugar - 3/4 to 1 cup
- Water and Milk - 1 & 1/2 cup
- Ghee - 1/4 cup
- cardamom powder - A pinch
- Cashew nuts - 7-8 nos
- Kesari color - A pinch
Preparation Method
- Heat a pan(non stick to make it easy) add the Rava with the ghee . Fry in medium flame, with constant stirring until a nice aroma comes (the rava will start turning golden brown).
- Transfer the mixture to a plate and set aside. Add the water and milk to the pan and bring to boil. Add the fried rava little by little to the boiling water and keep stirring simultaneously. Take care no lumps are formed, keep in medium flame and stir well.
- Keep in low flame and cook covered for 3-4 minutes or until the rava gets cooked well.
- Add the sugar, kesari colour and keep the flame in medium and stir well
- some times, when u add sugar and mix, stir well.
- 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)
- Add ghee fried cashews, elachi to this if desired.
- Rava Kesari is ready
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