Rava Kesari is a popular South Indian dessert that is made from scratch with just 7 ingredients and takes 30 minutes. This Indian sweet recipe is incredibly easy and has a melt-in-your-mouth texture that will keep you coming back for more.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Tiffin
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: kesari bath, rava kesari
Servings: 6
Calories: 162kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
¼cupghee
½cupsemolinarava
1cupsugar
1 ½cupwater
⅛tspkesari orange colornatural food grade safe color
⅛tspground cardamom powder
10cashew nutshalved
Instructions
Heat Ghee and Fry Cashew Nuts: Begin by heating ghee in a large pan. Add cashew nuts and fry until they turn golden brown. Transfer the fried cashews to a plate.
Roast Semolina: To the same ghee pan, add semolina (rava) and roast it over low flame until it becomes fragrant and slightly changes color. This usually takes about 4-5 minutes. Transfer the roasted semolina to a plate.
Prepare Semolina Mixture: Pour boiling water from the kettle into the same pan. Gradually add the roasted semolina while continuously stirring. Ensure that all the semolina is absorbed into the water. Keep stirring throughout this process. Cover and cook for 4 minutes or so until the rava (semolina) is cooked
Add Sugar, Food Color: Once the semolina is fully absorbed, add sugar, kesari food color to the mixture. Stir well. Don't worry if there are any lumps; they will dissolve during cooking.
Cook Kesari Mixture: Stir through the process and let the kesari mixture cook for about 5 minutes until it comes together, forms a mass and reaches a desired consistency.
Finish with nuts and cardamom. Serve: Finally, add the fried cashew nuts and ground cardamom to the kesari mixture and give it a final stir. Your delicious Rava Kesari is ready to be served!