Description
My favorite sweet. Also can see that many requesting for it for long. Thus, I am posting the one I learnt from Meenakshi Ammal's Samaithu Paar . | Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Rava |
| 1¼ cup | Sugar |
| ¾ cup | Ghee |
| 2 pinch | Dry roasted & powdered cardamon |
| 15 nos | Cashew nuts |
| 1 T | Raisins |
| 4 drop | Yellow colouring or “2 pinch of kesari powder” |
Instructions
Heat 1 Table spoon of ghee & fry the cashew nuts till golden & keep them aside. Fry raisins & keep them with cashew nuts. If ghee left, just pour them on cashew nuts & raisins. Wash the pan & fry rava on low flame with 1 Table spoon of ghee. Take it off from flame when it roasted well. Keep it aside too.
Now heat 2 cups of water & bring it to a boil. Add the fried rava slowly. Keep stirring continuously to avoid lumps. When rava is cooked & absorbed water add sugar, cardamom powder, yellow colouring (or kesari colouring) & Cardamom powder. It would look little watery, but after a while it will turn thick. Add ghee as well when it start thickens & Stir coninuously until it forms a soft ball.
Transfer it into a greased tray, cut & serve hot. You can also put it in a small bowl & serve hot.
Notes
Iinitially you may see the ghee separating the minute you add it. So stir hard as then only the kesari will absorb the ghee.
To make pieces you need to cook for a min even after it forms a soft ball. Else, you can take it off from the flame and serve in small bowls.
Either yellow colouring or kesari/orange colouring can be used.
Vanilla essence can be used instead of cardamom powder.
The brown raisin gives rich look for kesari. I got the big yellow one only so you cannot see it.
I have seen many members asking tips to use less oil or ghee. Mom makes kesari with 3 Table spoons of ghee only. Kesari will turn out well as far as the rava & ghee are good brands.
I used the 160 ml cup. The serving size was 10 
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10 Comments
i usually add 1 or 2 screwpine leaves when boiling the water to give it some sweet aroma
– Leena
Thanks a ton. I tried this recipe today and it came out well. Regards,Vimala
i tried ur recipe today and very pleased with the result
Manoo, you are a good cook…………
Hmm delicious will try this today……………….Thanks
Waiting to hear how it turned out…….. Extremely sorry for the late response as just got to log into SIO
Great recipe!!!!!!! i made it on shivarathri as iam in fasting i made it without tasting a bit….. finally it came superb…..my husband appriceated me……..thk u very much this site is awesome…….
Wooo……. Really glad to hear that you all liked it . I try to reduce the amount of ghee in other sweet recipes. But, dont want to compromise with kesari. Thank you so much for dropping a line :D:D:D:D:D Have a good day…..
This looks so yummy. will try it and get back with feedback soon.
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Hai manu Kesari recipie looks so yummy!!!!! will try it soon!
Thanks Vidhya. Waiting for you results. Many would not try as the amount of ghee used here is a lot. Yet posted as thats the proper amount also we will be making it once awhile so no harm i think 🙂