Rava kesari is an south Indian fav occasional sweet which is prepared in every home in south india for festive occasions. This is generally made of coarse semolina which is roasted in ghee and then cooked in water to form soft texture then sweetened with sugar and topped with roasted nuts . This is indeed a blissful sweet to enjoy any time of a day and so loved by kids too. Let move on to the recipe.Check Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 35
Recipe Source : Cook Like Priya
Ingredients
Rava / Semolina – 1 cup
Ghee / Clarified Butter -5 tbsp
Sugar – 3/4 Cup
Boiling water – 2 cups
Lemon yellow color – few drops
Cashew nuts – 6-8 chopped
Raisins – 5 Nos
Kesar Essence – 1-2 drops ( Not more than this)
Method
- In a kadai / pan heat 2 tbsp of ghee.
- Put chopped cashews , raisins and saute till they are light brown .
- Add Rava , roast them in a medium flame till they are light brown .
- Now slowly add the boiling water simultaneously mix them with other hand.
- Cook them in slow flame stiring continuously till the water evaporates .
- After the rava cooks and water evaporates add sugar and mix well.
- Add rest of the ghee in between will it is cooking.
- Add yellow color, kesar essence and go on stiring till they form a mass and leaves the corners of the pan.
- Serve warm and enjoy .
- Stir continuously while pouring water to avoid lumps.
- Use generous amount of ghee for the perfect texture.
nayana says
mouth watering rawa kesari, i too love it….
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Looks so tempting! I love steaming hot kesari as well π Now I am tempted to make some!
Rafeeda AR says
oh wow… such yummy kesari… so tempting…
nandoos Kitchen says
mouth watering kesari.
Priya R says
Beautiful Kesari da π looks heavenly and my most favourite. thanks for trying and you have presented so beautifully far far better than mine π I am so happy you loved it
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Meena Kumar says
I just finished my dinner and I am ready for the yummy kesari π yum yummm
Ramya Venkat says
Yummy kesari
Laxmi Priya says
beautiful clicks.. love that color..:)
Vidya Chandrahas says
Yummy looking kasari..very inviting color.
Menaga sathia says
Attractive pics & tempting kesari!!
techie ZM says
Great clicks and very inviting kesari..
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
wow semma kesari da… looks so so tempting…
Pavani N says
Kesari looks so tempting. Love that yummy color.
Srivalli says
Such a pretty presentation Manjula..Love kesari!
Shweet Spicess says
Can say one word " Delicious" Just loving it
Razina Javed says
luks delicious, btw ananda bhavan has recently opened near my home….
Usha Rao says
Color of rava kesari is very inviting!
Eliza Lincy says
what a colourful mouthwatering Kesari…
Sangeetha M says
wow..so delicious and tempting rava kesari, my all time fav π loved its vibrant yellow color..pretty pics manju π
sangeetha pn says
so so yum this looks! π Great pics
Nithya Naveen says
Tempting yummy kesari.. Love the beautiful vibrant color.
Divya Shivaraman says
my fav of all time…perfect manju…sorry dear could not catch up long time, now am back on track
Suma Gandlur says
Love the presentation. We too prepare it the same way.
Divya Prakash says
Rich and delicious Kesari.. My favorite too.. Looks so perfect da..
Chef Mireille says
lovethe consistency and the color
Nalini's Kitchen says
Mouth watering kesari,its our family's all time favorite….
Poornima Molri says
love it , this kesari looks so inviting… im drooling right now…
Archana Potdar says
Wow you seriously ar emaking me drool and drool. In fact I went and had a snack but now Ia m hungry all over again.