Kesari Bhath aka Rava Kesari

Ingredients:

1. Semolina (Rava) – 1 cup
2. Sugar – 2 1/2 cups
3. Ghee – 1 cup
4. Milk – 2 cups
5. Cashew Nuts – 1/4 cup
6. Raisins – 1/4 cups
7. Food Color – A pinch or saffron – a few strands.
8. Cardamom powder

Preparation:

1. Heat ghee in a pan and roast cashew and raisins.
2. Now, roast rava and stir continuously on low flame for 5 minutes until light brown.
3. Boil milk in a separate pan, add rava and sugar in small quantity to avoid lumps and stir continuously.
4. If you want to make your kesari look colorful then prepare a separate mixture using a quality food color with warm water.
5. Now, add cashew, raisins, cardamom powder, food color mixture and add a little bit more ghee to give it some softness and your kesari is ready
6. If you want to give your kesari bhath an attractive shape then use an appropriate mold (I used a sort of flower shaped one) and fill it.
7. Let it cool for a while and your kesari will come out with flying colors 🙂

This is my entry for RCI-Karnataka. Asha of Foodieshope is hosting this month’s event and many thanks to her.