Name: Kerala Rava Kesari
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Semolina (Bombay rava); 3/4 cup Melted ghee; 2 cups Boiling water; 1 dessert Milk; 1 pinch Yellow food colour; 1 1/2 - Sugar; 1 tsp Cardamom powder (Elakka); 1/2 cup Cashewnuts (split into half); 1/4 cups Raisins (Onakkamunthiri)

Kerala Rava Kesari

Kerala Rava Kesari is a yummy sweet dish, prepared from rava or suji and a very popular dessert in South Indian cuisine. Originally rava kesari was prepared from Bombay Rava and that complemented to the original flavor and aroma. But now a lot many different varieties of semolina has sprung up. While preparing Kerala Rava Kesari, a few vital points has to be kept. Frying semolina is ghee is required for a crunchy ghee flavored texture. Stickiness won't be there and you can enjoy a variety dish. Secondly, the proportion of rava, water and ghee should be well kept. Thirdly, stir the mixture well while pouring hot water to rava. This will prevent lumps in the dish and you can enjoy a lump free beautiful kesari. You can discover this dish frequently prepared at home. You can also explore this dish offered as 'prasadam' in temples. This is a nutritious and simple dish. Kids love the color and cardamom flavored sweet dish. This is an easy to prepare dish. You can explore a well detailed recipe here. Even beginners can give a hand to this dish.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Semolina Bombay rava
3/4 cup Melted ghee
2 cups Boiling water
1 dessert Milk
1 pinch Yellow food colour
1 1/2 - Sugar
1 tsp Cardamom powder Elakka
1/2 cup Cashewnuts split into half
1/4 cups Raisins Onakkamunthiri

Instructions

For prepared the South Indian sweet dish, first heat ghee and lightly brown semolina. This will prevent semolina from sticking together.
Pour 2 cups of boiling water.
Stir constantly over medium flame.
When it thickens, add sugar and stir again.
Add colour mixed with milk, cashew and raisins.
Sprinkle cardamom powder and keep stirring.
When the sugar has melted and the kesari is semi solid, remove from fire.
:- This will harden after cooling. Enjoy the nutritious sweet dish. This sweet dish is a complete dessert, very filling to your tummy.

Notes

You can explore an easy dish prepared from semolina Coconut Rava Upma. You can also visit this link for a delicious side dish that goes well with upma Green Peas Curry.

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Kerala Rava Kesari