Friday, January 25, 2013

First attempt ...Rava Kesari

Ho Ho!! Its friday and comes the release of Vishwaroopam in US Theatres..Poor guy, his film always ends up in trouble!

Remember the feeling, when we try to do something and that never gets us ...Thats how its  for me whenever i think of doing traditional south indian sweet recipe. I am always scared when using Vellam/Jaggery in my cooking for the result of those dishes doesnt come good. I am pretty sure I have tried quite a number of recipes involving sugar /Jaggery in my past 7 yrs of marriage but in vain. Also, its very difficult to earn a good critic from my hubby dear. But this time, I made a promise to myself that whatever it is, I will try my level best to improvise my dish by trying several times, and Now I did with my very first attempt for Rava Kesari. Though, I am not regular in my posting my recipes, but has never stopped in looking for one.

Every friday, there will always be Durgai poojai along with Lakshmi astotram. Some neiveidiyam is done on Friday. With the help of Rak's Kitchen pictures, got clear idea of how to do it briefly. Thank you Rak's Kitchen for the beautiful pictures explaining in detail.

Since its first time, I did it in small quantity which almost yielded 1 cup totally.

Ingredients :

Rava/Semolina : 1/3 cup
Water : 1 cup
Sugar : 1/3 cup( I added same as the rava, but if you like more sugar, you can by appx : 1/2 cup)
Orange color- Pinch
Ghee- 2 tsp
For garnishing: Raisins and Almond Flakes

Method:
1) Fry Rava/Semolina in a table spoon of ghee in kadai for about 3 mts till you get a nice aroma.
2) Keep aside in a vessel and pour the water and wait till it boils.
3) Add a pinch of orange colour and start pouring Rava and stir it continously. Make sure the heat is low- medium. Once you know its cooked ,happens in appx 5-10 mts, you can add sugar.
To check whether rava is cooked: Wet your hand and try touching the rava,It should not stick Make a ball and see for the texture
4) Add Sugar and keep stirring till you find the kesari dont stick to the sides of the pan.
5) You can pour in another vessel and garnish the Raising and Almond Flakes in little ghee.

Tadaaaa! Yummy Delicious Rava Kesar is Ready for Neividiyam.

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