A very Happy and Prosperous New Year to all.
For new years I decided on making Kesari. Served on a banana leaf hot it is an out of the world sweet to enjoy. Its something I really look forward to having at weddings where they focus on taste than health benefits and use a lot more ghee than I would use in my kitchen. Another reason why this sweet is very popular in my household is that my daughter loves it and calls it prasadham and does not need to be pushed to consume it.I think its the easiest sweet for me to prepare as it would be done in less than 10 minutes. I must confess that I make it milder so that I can eat a lot more. So if one is a true sweet lover please add 1/4 cup or more sugar to this recipe.
Gadgets:
Heavy bottom pan or wok
Kettle or saucepan with hot water
Spatula
Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients:
Rava/Cream of Wheat - 1 cup
Sugar- 1 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cups
Water - 3 cups
Camphor - less than a pinch
Saffron - 1/2 tsp
Cardamon - 2 pods
Kesari Color ( optional)
Cashew Nut - 1/4 cup broken
Raisins - 1/4 cup
Preparation:
1. Boil the water in the kettle or saucepan.
2. Heat the heavy bottom pan and melt the butter.
3. As soon as the butter is melted and bubbles start to form toss in the dry fruit and nuts an roast it on medium high and drain them and keep it aside in a plate.
4. Add rava and roast it until all the raw smell leaves about 3 to 4 minutes.
5. Add water and cook the rava. The water will get absorbed.
6. Add sugar and mix well and allow it to get from melted form to thicker consistency.
7. Add saffron, cardamon, camphor and kesari powder and mix well.
8. Garnish with nuts and dry fruits and serve them hot.
15 comments:
yummy kesari... and yeah.. the more ghee or butter you use .. the tastier it gets... I too look forward to this when I eat at weddings and other functions :)
Tue Apr 14, 10:18:00 PMnice , looks delish, mouthwatering, i add ghee..adding butter is new to me.will try it out sometime:)
Wed Apr 15, 04:35:00 AMHi Srimathi,
Wed Apr 15, 07:22:00 AMHappy New Year to u and ur Family!
Nice way to celebrate with yummy kesari!
Enjoy the year ahead!
TC
Happy New Year and the kesari looks delicous :)
Wed Apr 15, 09:33:00 AMWish you and your family a Happy New Year! Delicious Kesari.
Wed Apr 15, 11:02:00 AMMy daughter too loves kesari. She can have it any time. It is of course easy to make and delicious too. I add two cups sugar to one cup.
Happy new Year to you and your family..Kesari looks mouthwatering.
Wed Apr 15, 12:42:00 PMBelated new year wishes, Thats a great way to welcome the new year...Kesari looks delicious:)
Wed Apr 15, 12:51:00 PMThanks for visiting my blog.Wish you and your family a Happy New Year !!
Wed Apr 15, 03:30:00 PMKesari looks Yummy..
delicious kesari.....very bright and colourful flowers
Wed Apr 15, 10:43:00 PMHappy New year. I am with you on the milder side regarding sweetness in kesari.
Wed Apr 15, 10:44:00 PMWow this is one of my favourite dessert. Looks yum...
Thu Apr 16, 06:05:00 AMlovely... happy new year!
Fri Apr 17, 07:17:00 PMA very happy new year to you too.
Sat Apr 18, 01:34:00 AMThank you all for the wonderful comments. Chitra I wanted to clarify that I use butter instead of ghee but I allow the butter to melt to almost ghee flavor and then use it to fry the nuts and later the rava. This helps from not using ghee as it might get burnt faster.
Sun Apr 19, 06:40:00 PMSimply divine...though I don't have a sweet tooth, i love this too, esp when it is served in poojas.
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