Rava Kesari

Ingredients:

Rava 1 cup

Water 3 1/2 cup

Sugar 1 1/4cup

Ghee 4 tsp

Refined oil 2 tsp

Orange color 1/4 tsp

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Nuts for your choice 2 tsp

Method:

Roast nuts in the 1 tsp of ghee and keep aside.

Usually cashew and raisins used for kesari, i do not have raisins, so substituted with almonds. In the same pan, pour 1 tsp of ghee, add rava, without changing the color ,roast in low flame & keep aside.

In the pan, pour 3 1/2 cup of water, add orange color,2 tsp ghee, and 2 tsp oil.

Once it started to boil, add roasted rava and stir well, so no lumps formed.

Once water absorbed and rava cooked well, add 1 1/4 cup of sugar and mix well.

Last add cardamom powder, roasted nuts, mix well and serve hot.