Vanilla kesari recipe with video and stepwise pictures.The idea of vanilla kesari came from mittu when I was thinking of recipes to make using the homemade vanilla sugar and I was like wow thats a cool idea.So made up my mind to try it out immediately before I forget.I tried it last week and it was a treat as the mild vanilla flavour goes very well with kesari.

Vanilla kesari recipe

Author: Sharmilee J

Vanilla kesari recipe a mild vanilla flavored rava kesari with video and step by step pictures

Ingredients

1/2 cup fine sooji
1/2 cup vanilla sugar
3 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp cashews broken
1 and 1/4 cups water
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan - add cashews fry until golden, remove and set aside.
Add sooji to the same pan fry until aromatic(low flame) for 3 mins.Remove nand set aside.
Heat water in a pan let it boil simmer then add sroasted sooji in a sprinkled manner.
Keep stirring to avoid lumps.Once its cooked and becomes thick add vanilla sugar and vanilla essence.
mix well, the moisture will become goey.Add remaining ghee little by little, mix well until a mass comes together without sticking much.
Cook covered for 2 mins, mix well add fried cashews give a quick mix and switch off.

Recipe Notes

Do not add sugar before sooji gets cooked.

Vanilla Kesari Recipe Video

How to make vanilla kesari recipe:

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan – add cashews fry until golden, remove and set aside.
Add sooji to the same pan fry until aromatic(low flame) for 3 mins.Remove nand set aside.
Heat water in a pan let it boil simmer then add roasted sooji in a sprinkled manner.
Keep stirring to avoid lumps.Once its cooked and becomes thick add vanilla sugar and vanilla essence.
Mix well, the moisture will become goey.Add remaining ghee little by little, mix well until a mass comes together without sticking much.
Cook covered for 2 mins, mix well add fried cashews give a quick mix and switch off.When it was still warm I made these shapes using my mini tart moulds.
Serve hot or warm!