Rava Kesari (Sooji Delight). Rava Kesari when done right should be melt in mouth! Slightly miss the consistency, it ends up being a big lumpy mass. It should be soft, shiny and the spoon should sink in with literally no effort at all.
Rava Kesari, also known as Sooji ka Halwa or Kesari Baath is a quick to make dessert.
Yet, it is one of the most enjoyed sweets made during special occasions.
One of the most basic and loved sweets in the whole of India - Semolina Pudding.
You can cook Rava Kesari (Sooji Delight) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Rava Kesari (Sooji Delight)
- It's 1 cup of Rava.
- Prepare 1 cup of Sugar.
- You need 2.5 cups of Milk.
- You need 3 pinch of Saffron.
- It's 3 drops of Orange food colour.
- It's 4 tbsp of Cashews.
- It's 1 tbsp of Raisins.
- It's 1/4-1/2 cup of Ghee.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Cardamom powder.
- Prepare 1 pinch of edible Camphor.
The North Indians refer to it as Sooji or Suji Halwa while the South Indians know it as Rava Kesari or simply Kesari. This Sooji Halwa - Soon fudge made with semolina is simple and great to whip up within minutes for company. You can make it in the Instant Pot or in a saucepan on stove top. Now pour in the boiling water and mix well so no lumps form.
Rava Kesari (Sooji Delight) step by step
- In heavy or nonstick kadai melt 2 tbsp of ghee in medium flame, once melted add cashews, roast until golden crispy colour. Drain this and keep aside. Now add raisins and saute until it puffs up. Remove and keep aside with cashews..
- Reduce the flame to low add 1 cup rava to the remaining ghee and roast well. Be careful don't burn the rava. Once rava start to gives nice aroma keep aside..
- Now take sugar in a sauce pan with milk or water. Add saffron stands, food colour extract. Keep the pan on stove top on medium flame. Bring the sugar water to a boiling consistency..
- Now reduce the flame slowly add roasted rava in one hand, same time stir with another hand. Be careful with it mixture will splutters. Stir and mix very well. Break lumps. Cook rava mixture on the medium flame until rava cook completely. Rava should absorb all the water and the mixture starts to thickening. Once this started add ghee little by little and stir..
- I added 1/4 cup ghee, you can add more if you want. More ghee more taste!!!!!! Once finished with adding ghee add roasted cashews, raisin, cardamom powder and pinch of edible camphor..
- Finally add another tsp of ghee and switch off the flame.. Serve hot or warm.#mycookbook.
Keep stirring till the mixture get thick. Now add in the ghee and keep mixing till the kesari leaves the sides of the pan. Rava kesari is an all time favourite for all my family members,especially my daughter. Rava kesari is a popular Indian sweet and its quite easy to make too. This time i made this for my friend who is fond of my kesari and wanted it on her wedding anniversary.
