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Rava Kesari Recipe (Kesari Recipe)

Rava Kesari is a melt in mouth sweet made by cooking with rava, ghee and sugar along with flavorings like saffron, cardamom, garnished with nuts and dry fruits. Rava Kesari is a popular sweet made anytime to make the moment special. Rava Kesari Recipe is explained with step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Servings2 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rava
  • 1 and 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup ghee
  • 1 tablespoon oil optional
  • a pinch kesari food color
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 5 strands saffron
  • 15 cashewnuts
  • 10 raisins

Instructions

  • Add 1/4 cup ghee and heat it. First add around 15 cashews and fry until golden.
  • Once golden then add around 10 raisins.
  • Raisins start to bulge. Fry until golden brown.
  • Remove to a bowl and set aside.
  • Add 1/2 cup rava in a sprinkled manner.
  • Roast until it is toastey atleast for 3-5 mins in low flame. Keep stirring to take care not to burn.
  • Heat 1 and 1/2 cups water along with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 5 strands saffron. Boil until it bubbles up rigorously.
  • Add it to roasted rava.
  • Keep stirring in medium flame.
  • Keep stirring to avoid lumps. Becomes porridge like in consistency.
  • Cook covered in low flame for 5-7 mins.
  • Give a quick stir in between to avoid sticking and burning at the bottom.
  • Stir in between then again cook covered.
  • After 6 mins rava is fully cooked as you can see. Give a quick stir.
  • Add 1 cup sugar.
  • Stir well to avoid lumps. It may look like forming lumps but mash it well to break the lumps. It will easily dissolve if you keep stirring.
  • The mixture will loosen up after adding sugar and becomes watery like this.
  • Keep stirring until it starts to thicken.
  • Cook partially covered for 2 mins.
  • Give a quick stir cook until the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan. Should be still flowing in consistency as shown here only then it will be perfect even after resting time.
  • Add 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder, fried cashews, raisins along with 2 tablespoon refined oil(optional). Oil helps to make kesari soft and also not to harden after few hours. It will still be soft not forming cake like texture even after few hours.
  • Give a quick mix and switch off.
  • Kesari is ready!
  • This is after 30 mins still soft and goey.
  • Soft delicious rava kesari is ready!

Notes

    • Taste : Don't compromise on ghee as its the main ingredient in this recipe which makes it tasty. I added the ghee fully, you can reserve a tablespoon and add it in the final stage while switching off.
    • Sweetness : You can add 1.5 cups of sugar for 1 cup rava but sweetness will be mild and also the texture varies it becomes thick quickly.
    • Texture : Adding oil is purely optional but gives kesari a soft texture and retains it even after hours.
    • Flavoring : I always love cardamom flavor the best in kesari and a tint of kesar flavor too. You can also add your favorite essence too pineapple essence goes well for kesari.
    • Make sure you add sugar only after rava is cooked fully else it will affect the kesari taste and texture.
    • If you are a beginner, just do the whole process in low flame. Even if it forms lumps, dont worry just break it up by mashing it will vanish as it cooks.
Nutrition Facts
Rava Kesari Recipe (Kesari Recipe)
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 582 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 59mg20%
Sodium 7mg0%
Potassium 160mg5%
Carbohydrates 85g28%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 51g57%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 17IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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