Sago Kesari
Sago Kesari is a colourful sweet made by simmering sago with milk, sugar & flavours. Sago Kesari is simple & quick to make for special occasions and sudden visitors to home. Sago Kesari Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sago I used nylon / transparent sago
- 1 and 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon melted ghee
- a tiny pinch cardamom powder
- 3 to 4 strands saffron optional
- a tiny pinch orange food color just
- 8 cashewnuts broken
Instructions
- Rinse sago well twice or thrice. Heat water and cook sago in enough water till immersing level.
- When sago gets cooked, it will become slightly bigger in size and will become transparent. Drain and set aside.
- Heat ghee in a tadka pan and fry the cashews till golden brown.
- Heat ghee in a pan, add cooked sago and sauté for a minute.
- Add sugar, now it will start to loosen up…keep stirring continuously. Add food color.
- Add saffron and cardamom powder and let it cook for 2mins.
- Then add ghee in intervals with constant stirring.
- Once it starts to get thick add another teaspoon ghee, once it starts to leave the sides of the pan add cashews and switch off.
- Serve Sago Kesari hot / warm!
Notes
- I used nylon sago if you are using the usual white sago variety then soak it overnight and then cook it.
- You can also add your favorite essence too but I love the plain cardamom flavour the best.
- If you like cardamom flavour more, just skip saffron and add a generous pinch of cardamom powder.
- Sago kesari doesn’t require much ghee like the other kesari recipes.
- This keeps well for 2 days if refrigerated after a day. And while serving just heat it up and drizzle little ghee and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Sago Kesari
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 302
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 54mg2%
Potassium 66mg2%
Carbohydrates 57g19%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 25g28%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 8IU0%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 4mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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