**Rava Kesari (semolina and saffron pudding)

South Indian recipe contest Recipe.** How to prepare it? What are the ingredients? Cooking tips and more… It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty.

The term "rava kesari" means semolina pudding which is flavored with saffron and orangish in color. Since the dish is made with rava or sooji and has an Rava kesari is similar to sheera or suji Halwa.

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South Indian recipe contest”** recipe we have found so far. This will be smell and look delicious.

Ingredients of Rava Kesari (semolina and saffron pudding)

South Indian recipe contest

1. Make ready 1 cup of semolina 3 cup milk 8 tablespoon ghee or butter. Halwa made in butter is more tasty.
2. Make ready 1 cup of sugar 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder 12 to 15 strands of saffron 2 tablespoon raisins 2 drops orange colour.
3. Make ready 18-20 of cashew nuts.
4. Prepare of Some chopped pistachios to garnish.

Not too complicated, just a few ingredients like semolina, clarified butter, sugar and cardamom mingle together to bring out something magical and exotic.Because it is a kind off tricky one, The chances of getting the sooji lumpy is common in this.If you follow my steps then you can get this perfect each time.Another important thing is if you want a good kesari then you have to add generous amount of ghee in this, this makes the kesari to melt in your mouth.

Rava Kesari (semolina and saffron pudding)

South Indian recipe contest instructions

1. Take 3 cup o milk in a pan and add sugar to it and boil until sugar dissolves add saffron and food colour at the same time. In a pan add 8 tablespoon of ghee and heat. Add semolina to ghee and roast until golden brown. Add raisins and cashew and roast for 1 minute..
2. Add boiling milk to semolina and keep stirring until the whole mixture is thicken and the ghee starts leaving sides. Please keep on stirring when adding milk at the mixture can splutter Rava kesari is ready..
3. Transfer in a mould to get nice pattern.
4. Press the halwa in mould.
5. Turn it upside down in serving plate and garnish with nuts and saffron.

One of the most basic and loved sweets in the whole of India - Semolina Pudding.The North Indians refer to it as Sooji or Suji Halwa while the South Indians know it as Rava.Rava Kesari - moist, melt in the mouth Indian semolina dessert that is prepared as a festival special for occasions like Navratri.

Rava kesari is a lip-smacking south Indian sweet which is simply divine and a simple sweet made with semolina/rava, sugar. ghee and cardamom.Rava kesari is quite commonly made during special occasion and festivals in every Indian household.Kesari / Rava Kesari - the name itself makes my mouth watery.More than me, my husband is a die hard fan of this Rava Kesari.Though it is a simple recipe and used to cook, I dont know why I have not posted it till now.