Rava Kesari

Cook time - 30 mins

Serves - 3 to 4

Ingredients:

• Coarse rava - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup or as per taste
• Ghee - 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Cashewnut - 7 to 8
• Raisins - 7 to 8
• Water - 2 1/2 cups
• Orange food color - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Heat the non-stick pan. Add 1 tsp ghee and fry the cashewnut till golden brown. Add raisins and once it puffs up remove and keep aside.
2. In the same pan, add rava and fry till light brown. Remove from the pan.
3. Add water to the same pan and give it a boil.
4. Once it comes to a rolling boil, add the food color and the rava little by little and continue mixing to avoid lumps.
5. Once the rava absorb all the water and gets cooked, add the cardamom powder and sugar.
6. Add the remaining ghee and mix well.
7. Finally add the roasted cashewnut and raisins.