Rava Kesari Recipe (Kesari Bhath, Kesari Bath, Kesari Recipe)
Rava Kesari is a South Indian sweet dish also known as Kesari bath. Rava means sooji or semolina in india. The classic ingredients used for its preparation are semolina, sugar, ghee (usually), water, and milk. It is also known as kesari bat or kesari bhath. It is made in many variations like fruit kesari and pineapple kesari are the popular ones.
Equipment
Kadai
Ingredients
For Roasting Rava
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- ½ cup Rava
For Kesari
- ⅓ cup Ghee
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
- 1½ cup Water
For Toasting Nuts
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- 10 piece Cashews
- 10 piece Sultanas | Kishmish
For Food colour
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- a pinch Orange Food Colouring
Instructions
- Frying Nuts - Heat a heavy bottom kadai on medium high heat. Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in it and fry cashews and raisins till golden. Remove and Set aside.
- Boil Water - Take water in a sauce pan. Bring water to a full boil and keep it hot.
- Food colour - Mix food colouring with milk and set aside. Instead of food colour, you can use saffron too.
- Roasting rava - Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in the same pan which you fried nuts. Add sooji and fry for 3 to 4 mins till it is light golden and raw smell goes away from it.
- Make Kesari - Now reduce the heat on the kadai and pour in the boiling water little at a time and mix well so no lumps form. Keep this mixing till it gets little thick.
- Now add in the sugar and keep mixing. The mixture will loosen first. Keep cooking till it starts to thicken. Add in the milk and food colouring in this and mix well. Now add in the ghee and keep mixing till the kesari thickens. It should be slightly loose in consistency. Add in cardamom powder and mix well. Turn off heat.
- Garnish - Add in the fried nuts and mix well. Serve this warm or hot.
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Notes
- Always use a heavy bottom pan or non stick pan for making kesari.
- Roast rava well for better taste.
- Use ghee as mentioned for soft kesari.
- Don't cook till kesari gets dry. Let it be runny when you take it off the heat. As it rests it will get thicker.
- You can reduce sugar if you want. But the mentioned amount is perfect.
- If you are planning to make the kesari ahead of time then you can increase the water quantity to 2 cups
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Rava Kesari Recipe (Kesari Bhath, Kesari Bath, Kesari Recipe)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
487
% Daily Value*
Fat
28
g
43
%
Saturated Fat
15
g
94
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
73
mg
24
%
Sodium
238
mg
10
%
Potassium
56
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
54
g
18
%
Fiber
0.4
g
2
%
Sugar
52
g
58
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
6
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
12
mg
1
%
Iron
0.4
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.