Rava Kesari is a Sweet recipe that is prepared for festive occasions. Rava Kesari is made with Semolina / Rava / Sooji. It is generally served alongside idli, Vada with Chutney and Sambar in a breakfast. It tastes great with super soft, shiny texture without much ghee. The secret to make perfect Rava kesari is adding enough liquid to cook the Semolina / Rava. It is traditionally served warm, but tastes equally good when chilled.

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Rava Kesari

Rava Kesari is a easy dessert that can be prepared for any occasion.

Cook Time20

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: dessert, Kesari, rava, sooji, sweets

Servings:

Ingredients

1 Cup Rava / Sooji
3 Cups Water
2 Cups Sugar
5 Tablespoon Ghee
15 Cashews Broken
½ teaspoon Food Color / Kesari Powder
½ teaspoon Cardamom Essence / Cardamom Powder

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoon of ghee in a wok
Add in cashews and roast until it starts browning.
Take them out or ghee and set aside.
Add in the sooji and start roasting until nice aroma comes out.
switch off the flame and set aside.
Bring water to boil. Add in Cardamom / Cardamom essence.
Add the boiling water into sooji and start cooking again in medium to low flame.
When the water is all absorbed add in the sugar.
The sugar starts melting and the mixture gets a bit watery. Keep cooking until all the water evaporates.
Add in the remaining ghee and keep mixing them.
Switch off flame and add in the roasted cashews and mix gently.
Delicious dessert is now ready to serve.

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rava kesari step 101 — 1. Heat Ghee in a Pan.

rava kesari step 102 — 2. Add in Cashews and roast in low flame.

rava kesari step 103 — 3. When the Cashews start browning stop roasting and take them out of ghee.

rava kesari step 104 — 4. Set them aside.

rava kesari step 105 — 5. Into the same Ghee add in the Sooji

rava kesari step 106 — 6. Roast for few minutes until nice aroma comes or the Sooji starts to brown. Switch off the flame

rava kesari step 108 — 8. Add in Cardamom or Cardamom Extract.

rava kesari step 109 — 9. Bring the water to boil.

rava kesari step 110 — 10. Add in the Sooji and start heating in medium to low flame.

rava kesari step 111 — 11. Keep cooking until sooji absorbs the water completely.

12. Add in sugar in this stage.

rava kesari step 113 — 13. When the Sugar melts the mixture gets little watery.

rava kesari step 114 — 14. Add in the kesari Food Color. Keep Cooking until the water is absorbed.

rava kesari step 115 — 15. Add in the Ghee.

rava kesari step 117 — 17. When the Ghee is mixed. Switch off the flame.

rava kesari step 118 — 18. Add in the roasted cashews and mix gently.

Delicious Rava Kesari is now ready to serve.

Tips

Adjust the sweetness according to your taste as because my version is sweeter.
I have added only cashews in the above recipe but you can add any choice of nuts and dry fruits.
Cardamon essence can be replaced for crushed cardamon or Cardamom powder.
Roasting the Rava/sooji enhances the taste and is the key step in the texture of the kesari. Roast the rava in low to medium flame and make sure not to change the color.
Roasting Rava also helps in avoiding lumps while adding water.
Rava Kesari thickens over time so do not make it dry switch off the flame when it is a little flowy or loose.

Serving Suggestion

Rava Kesari is a Sweet item and It is generally served along other breakfast recipes like idli chutney and sambar.