As it is my very first post in 2010, it want it to be bit sweet. There are only few sweet recipe which I learnt in due course of time and I already blogged about them. So trying something new is always fun and fun doubles when you are trying something which is your favorite since long time. I had rava kesari in past, but after I tasted it in Adayar Ananda Bhavan, I fell in love with it. I like the perfect blend of rava, ghee and sugar in this recipe. Since long Rava Kesari is something I thought of trying at home, but something or other kept me away. Finally yesterday, I decided to try out my hands on this scrumptious recipe. With little Google search and tips from Prathibha, I finally made this delectable rava kesari. It turned out so yummy that one soul is still licking the spoon while writing this post…hehehe…
I really like the simplicity in the recipe…with handy ingredients and easy to make preparation steps…rava kesari rocks…..I totally enjoyed making it…I loved the aroma filled in my kitchen when I roasted the rava…..a hot bowl is all I want to pamper my taste buds…it’s so indulging….
UPDATED: This rava kesari is going to participate in Sugar High Friday’s where the theme of the month is Sweet Comforts, hosted by A Merrier World. This delectable dessert is also going to participate in Food for 7 stages of Life – In love with DDPI (15-24 yrs), hosted by by Radhika of Food for 7 stages of life and Sudeshna of Cook Like a Bong.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups Bombay Rava/Semolina /Sooji
- 1 ½ cup Sugar
- 3 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tbsp Cardamom powder
- pinch of orange food color *
- 6 cups Water
- handful Cashews
PREPARATION:
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In a heavy bottom cooking vessel, add ghee and fry cashews till light golden. Set aside.
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In the same vessel roast rava, till raw smell disappears and when rava start to turn color, take out on a plate.
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In the same vessel, add water, cardamom powder, food color and sugar. Stir occasionally till sugar melts in water.
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Now lower the flame and by stirring continuously add roasted rava. Stir to avoid lumps.
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When the rava starts to leave the sides of the pan add one more tbsp of ghee.
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Cook covered for a minute or two and then turn off the flame and leave it on stove for another 5 minutes.
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Take out in serving bowls and garnish with cashews and serve hot or cold.
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.
This is a treat to everyone who dropped in to say buddy hello in my hibernation……thank you so much you loving people…I owe you so much…..
* NOTE: You can also use saffron, by soaking it in lukewarm milk.
WHAT I DID: I used yellow and orange food color’s and made two separate sets of kesari and then layered one above the other.
SUGGESTIONS/VARIATIONS: You can also add milk/condensed milk to give creamy texture to kesari. The quantity of ghee and sugar is totally dependent on your taste.
Shama Nagarajan says
nice tempting kesari dear….nice picture and presentation…..
Prathibha says
uupppphhhh……you made simple rawa kesari looking like a pastry from a fancy bakery dear..!!looks like new crockery and some fancy stuff added to ur house…hahh??Looks absolutely rocking….whr is my portion??you ate all alone??
aquadaze says
lovely presentation as always lubna!
Faiza Ali says
My My !! Love the way you have presented it…even the simple and yummy rava kesari looks divine and out of the world 🙂 I really want to learn how to take food photos from you .
Nandini says
Wow! Gorgeous! Love the layered kesari:)
Shirley says
Looks really good! Thank you for visiting!
Sharmilee! :) says
The layer looks soo gud…simple rava kesari looks like a layered cake!
Dershana says
happy new year, lubna. what a fantastic way of picturing a simple rava kesari. fabulous!
RAKS KITCHEN says
The way u hav layered is really nice!!Very nive photography too,we make in a bit different procedure! Great post!
Dhanggit says
what a delicious looking kesari! not familiar with it but i'm dying to taste one!!
Priya Narasimhan says
lovely presentation and amazing photos..
Rachana Kothari says
Hey Lubna, A great tempting kesari Lubna, Lovely presentation and beautiful clicks:)
DEESHA says
New Year wishes to you Lubna, awesome sweet dish, I love it
My Little Space says
Oh wow, this simply delicious! Great recipe too. Btw, Happy 2010 and this is a great start after all.
Priya says
Rava kesari looks like a layered rava cake, lovely presentation Lubna..
Tina says
Wht a tempting and superb kesari dear…So colourful and yummy yummy…
Sushma Mallya says
gorgeous pic lubna….very nice,looks so wonderful
SE says
this looks so tempting..such a beautiful presentation..
Asha says
Oh, don't remind of Adyar Anand Bhavan girl, I will faint! :DYou made ordinary Kesari Bhath into exotic looking dessert, so yummy. I am craving for some now although I am trying to lose some lbs right now!:)Happy 2010 to you and family. Glad to see you all again.
Saju Sharfu says
hi, thank u for dropping by my blog..u have such a lovely space here and such delicious recipies..love it
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Shama, Prathibha, Aquadaze, Faiza, Nandini, Shirley, Sharmilee, Dershana, Dhanggit, Priya, Rachana, Deesha, MyLittleSpace, Priya, Tina, Sushma, SE, Asha and Saju.
shanthi says
different way of layering kesari and love the click
Vanamala Hebbar says
Lovely presentation..looks like cake..very nice
Vrinda says
tempting keasri lubna,looks like cassatta icecream,superb presentation
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
Looks beautiful….. What ever Prathibha has commented is true, only you can make even these kind of simple dishes look like work of art. Absolutely fantastic.
Malar Gandhi says
Whoo, that is gorgeous presentation, awesome work Lubna…guess people are so lucky to have you around. I simply cud'nt take my eyes off the pcitures:)
Natashya KitchenPuppies says
I've never seen this before – it is so pretty!
Renuka Bedre - Rao says
wow!! they have got such a wonderful color!! loved all d pics..
Sumi says
I have never come across such a fantastic presenation for kesari..simply superb
lata raja says
How very beautiful Lubna!
Anshika says
Lubna I am just mad about sweets. And these rava kesari pieces look so beautiful and delicious that I wanna have them…Lovely recipe!!
Happy cook says
Happy Newyear. I don't think i have ever seen such beautiful looking kesari.
Cilantro says
Lovely and tempting presentation. The simple kesari has got a whole new dimension thru your click.Wish you a very Happy New Year!
Balakrishna Saraswathy says
Looks so good with excellent presentation..wonder where u get these ideas my idea..I'm always fuming myself in platting my food…
Gulmohar says
way too tempting..liked the idea of layering with 2 colors..:-)
vineetha says
wonderful presentationnnnnnnn..so temting
Padma says
Superb presentation and yummy sweet. Like the double colored layered presentation.
kitchen queen says
Your rava kesari looks so creative and tempting and looks like a baked cake.You r really very talented and artistic.
fortheloveofyum says
Your photos are so sweet with the little pearls as the center of the flowers! What a creative way to present sooji. It almost looks like a layer cake or mousse cake as others have said. Sometimes desi dessersts are simply plopped into a bowl with some nuts or warq garnish but this is so refreshing!
Sadia Naseeb says
Zabardest and shandaar is all I can say for pix and recipe both 🙂
Sayantani says
thats a lovely recipe. i always make it a point to eat Kesari bhat whenever am out in the south Indian Restaurants.love the way you presented it.
ruchikacooks says
Speechless..Triple sundaes wont even stand up to this kesari..presentation is so amazing,with layers..
sowmya.s says
i love the way you have layered them..my all time favourite..
Uma says
ahaa, what a treat for the new year!! Love the idea of using different colors to make layers. Looks absolutely tempting and delicious. Beautiful clicks as always.Belated wishes for a happy new year 🙂
munchcrunchandsuch says
its amazing the way u have done it..even a simple dish like kesari can b made to look so beautiful -awesome is the only word
Shri says
That is one gorgeous sweet,KF!
simplyfood says
Your rava kesari looks absolutely delicious and I love the presentation its beautiful.
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
wow – u took such a simple dish and made it so exotic…Great clicks…
Velva says
Wow! That delightful sweet treat looks stunning-Delicious!
PJ says
wow, the kesari looks so delicious! Loved your presentation and the clicks.
chakhlere says
GORGEOUS SNAPS!! You make it look more yummy and attractive.
Sanghi says
Lovely lovely lovely click and superb presentation da! Kesari looks simply tempting dear! Happy new yr da!
Fathima says
no words to describe the way it looks.. excellent presentation and looks so yum yum…
Mona says
Looks yummy! Nice presentation!
Cham says
That look like a piece of cake! Happy New Year!
homecooked says
Wow….it looks absolutely fantastic Lubna! its looks like some sort of decasent sandwich 🙂 Yum. Bookmarked to try.
AshKuku says
The dish that u prepare… is awesome in itself.. no doubts… but the way u present & capture them to give that prep an extra edge… is what is commendable…..AWESOME!!!!!U R In a true sense…. THE M. F. HUSSAIN!!!!!!and I salute UAsh….(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you fortheloveofyum, Vanamala, Vrinda, A2Z, Malar, Sadia, Nataysha, Renuka, Sumi, Lata, Anshika, Happy Cook, Cilantro, Saraswathi, Sayantani, Gulmohar, Vineetha, Padma, Kitchen Queen, Shubha, Shri, SimplyFood, Ruchika, Mona, Sowmya, Cham, Uma, HomeCooked, Somoo, Velva, PJ, Chaklere, Sanji, Fathima and Ash.
Chitra says
Very happy new year to u lubna.. Iam sorry , iam not able to c ur past posts.i was in my native these days.. Me too planning to post a sweet recipe to start this new year 🙂 kesari is looking super yummy. layers idea is too good.i too have tasted AAB kesari.. the method is slightly different from mine..will try ur version soon .. take care.
notyet100 says
yumm this looks,..
Swathi says
Lubna,your rava kesari is rocking like hindi movie dance songs. i like the click.
Yasmeen says
Perfectly presented lubna,love the layers 😀
pigpigscorner says
Wow, this is very interesting. I've never had this before. Love the colours and the layers!
kothiyavunu says
looks so tempting & delicious..My daug fav..nice presentation.
Thas says
I am literally drooling looking at the picture. This is one of my favorite desserts. As usual perfect presentation and the way you made 2 different color and layered them shows how creative you are.
Faith says
This is so beautiful! Your pictures are lovely and this dessert sounds delicious! You're right, it's always fun to make something new…it looks like this came out perfect!
Katy ~ says
Beautiful!! And sounds sooo good. I would love to try this!
Ivy says
Great presentation Lubna and Rava Kesari sounds delicious.
Preeti Singh says
heyyyyyy it looks so so so mouthwatering….very nice presentation dear.
Sush says
wow!!, beautiful presentation, rava kasari looks like a pudding..
Sree vidya says
Wonderful presentation and nice pictures as always.You are the best!
Shabs.. says
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo….i just loved the presentation…..loved the look of it….sooo soo soo good ….which mode did u take pic on.,..?what adjustments did u do?ISO, exposure etc,…….I am fed up of trying all for foto shooting…its quite difficult to take good pics in low light here!!!And i dono how to:)
arundati says
happy new year lubna… looks fantastic…. please make this for when i visit you…all that ghee in my kitchen will scare me…:)
Girl Japan: April Marie says
How did I miss your blog… I changed P.C. and saved all my blogs.. but all did not convert over when I changed e-mail applications which keep me up with my RSS feeds… So glad you posted… question.. how do I make Indian Ice-cream?
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Priyanka, Swathi, Yasmeen, Pigpigscorner, Kothiyavunu, Thas, Faith, Katy, Ivy, Preeti, Sush, Arundati, Sree Vidya and Shabs.
Kitchen Flavours says
Ash – That's an awesome compliment….thank you so much…Arundati – Anytime for you sweety…Shabs -Sending you mail…Check it out…
veena says
Hi dear …
Rava kesari looks so so yummy ..Great presentation tooooo
Aruna Devi says
Wht a presentation !!! Gr8 job
my kitchen says
Wow Mouthwatering kesari.This is simple sweet,but everybody loves it.Ur presentation makes me to prepare kesari today
Pam says
It looks beautiful and delicious.
Anushruti says
This is one of my favourite sweets!
Anushruti says
This delectable sweet is one of my all time favourites! A great way to start the new year!
Curry Leaf says
One of my favourite sweets.Love the layered way you made it.Its high time I made one.YUMMILICIOUS
Parita says
Fantastic presentation and what gorgeous pictures..I am drooling all over it!
Vandana Rajesh says
The Kesari looks yummm and liked ur presentation very much.
5 Star Foodie says
This sounds like such a yummy treat! Love the cardamom flavor!
Dolly says
Dear Lubna. What an awesome way to begin 2010. Ur Rava Kesari looks so gorgeous and delicious. Ur Presentation is simply Superb.Please collect the Beautiful Blogger Award from my blog.You deserve it.
Bridgett says
Your photos are absolutely stunning!
Jisha says
wow…its looks yummy….nice presentation.
Sum says
Lovely lovely pictures!! They're tooo good….
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Aruna, mykitchen, Pam, anushruti, CurryLeaf, Parita, Vandana, 5 Star Foodie, Dolly, Bridgett, Jisha and Sum.
Kate says
Lovely!
Thanks for entering Sugar High Friday 🙂
Divya Vikram says
What a beautiful presentation! Looks so inviting Lubna!
WizzyTheStick says
What is rava? Is it cream of wheat?
renu's foodigest says
wow… so well clicked.. i am soooo glad i came across ur blog!!