Rava Kesari

A simple sweet that can make you feel 'close to home'


Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients
Rava - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cashew Nuts - 8
Raisins - 10
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Green Cardamom Powder - a pinch
Food color (yellow/orange) - a pinch

Preparation (4-6 servings)

• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a frying pan
• Add rava to it and fry till it turns yellowish-brown. Keep the roasted rava aside
• In the same pan, heat 2 1/2 cups of water
• Once the water comes to a boil, add cardamom powder and food color
  
• Add the cooked rava to the boiling water.Stir slowly for 5 minutes
  
• Add sugar while stirring slowly. Continue stirring for another 5 minutes
• Add 2 tbsp of ghee. Stir for 1 min
• Turn off the heat and set aside to cool
• In a small fry pan, heat 1 tbsp of ghee
• Once the ghee melts, add cashew nuts and raisin. Saute for 30 seconds
• Empty contents into the larger pan that has rava kesari

Can be served warm or at room temperature, as desired (I like it chilled) :)

Source: Periya Pappu