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Pineapple Kesari

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A popular traditional dessert in South India made with cream of wheat, sugar and clarified butter. It is irresistible and melts in your mouth! I learned this recipe from my mom who is a great cook!

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Ingredients

  • Sooji/Rava/Semolina/cream of wheat-1/2 cup
  • Sugar-1/2 cup
  • Water-1 cup
  • Ghee(clarified butter)-2 tbsp
  • Cardamom-1/4 tsp
  • Saffron-a few strands
  • Pineapple pieces chopped finely-1/4 cup
  • Milk-2 tbsp
  • Chopped nuts(almonds, cashews)-1 tbsp
  • Raisins-2 tsp
  • Food color(any color)-a pinch(I used pink)

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Soak saffron in warm milk.
In a vessel, bring water and pineapple pieces to a boil.
In a pan, melt butter and make ghee. Roast nuts and raisins in ghee and transfer the mixture to a bowl. Return the pan to stove. Roast rava on low flame for 5-6 minutes. Add cardamom, saffron-milk, boiling water(with pineapple pieces) and food color. Keep stirring while pouring hot water to avoid lumps. Cook for a minute. Add sugar. Stir well and cook for 2 minutes. Add half of the ghee+nuts mixture and mix well.

Before serving kesari, top it off with remaining ghee and nuts.

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