A
popular dessert recipe made in South India on auspicious occasions and
festivals. This mouthwatering Sweet Dish is cooked with Pineapple, Rava, Sugar,
Ghee, saffron and nuts. You will love this delicious melt in mouth Kesari/Sheera
with mild pineapple flavor. Here is how to make best pineapple Kesari at home!
Ingredients
Coarse
Rava/Semolina 1 Cup
Chopped
Pineapple ¾ Cup
Desi
Ghee ¾-1
Cup
Sugar 1 ½ cup –
2 Cups
Boiling
Water 2 ½ cup –
3 Cups
Saffron ¼ Teaspoon
Crushed
Cardamom Powder 1
Teaspoon
Warm
Milk 3
Tablespoon
Raisins 1
Tablespoon
Cashew
nuts 1
Tablespoon
Kesari
Preparation Method:
- Wash the Pineapple and remove the skin and chop it into cubes. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and mix well. Keep aside.
- Add a saffron into the warm milk and mix it well and keep aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a thick pan. Add cashews and raisins. Fry till golden. Keep aside.
- In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon of ghee, add the Rava and roast it. until the raw smell disappears, you get the nice aroma and Rava turns golden brown.
- Transfer the roasted Rava to a plate.
- In a mean time boil the water, add the sugar and melt it.
- By this time, Heat pineapple cubes with a little water. The mixture would also begin to boil..
- Pour
the sugar syrup to the roasted Rava. Stir quickly and briskly so that lumps are not
formed. Add the saffron milk and mix well.
- Simmer on a low flame and add the pineapple and mix well. Allow the Rava to absorb the water.
- Add
the ghee and stir well. Takes
about 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame. Keep on stirring, so the Rava does not get
browned.
- Turn off the heat and add fried raisins and cashews and cardamom powder. Mix it well.
- Enjoy the Hot pineapple kesaribath.
Notes:
- To get the good tasty Kesari, always use the ripe pineapple.
- Use good desi ghee to make Kesari.
- Pineapple Kesari stays 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator. To reheat you can microwave or gently reheat on stove top with two teaspoons ghee.
- You
can use Tinned Pineapple. Using tinned pineapple slices, no need to boil them in water. Just add them directly.
- You can grind the pineapple add to the boiling water.
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