PINEPAPPLE KESARI

 Hey all ! Wishing you and your family a 

very happy, healthy & prosperous 

new year 2016 :-) Starting of this year 

with a sweet note.. Kesari is a popular

south indian sweet made with rava or sooji..

Adding pineapple to this gives a nice taste 

and texture to the sweet.. Lets begin :-)

PINEAPPLE KESARI

Recipe cuisine: Indian / Recipe category: Dessert

Prep time:5 mins / cook time: 20 mins

INGREDIENTS:

Rava /Sooji : 1 cup

Sugar : 1 & 3/4 Cup

Water : 2 & 1/2 cups
Pineapple : 1/4 cup

Broken cashews (fried in ghee / butter ) : as needed
Food liquid color (Yellow) : few drops (optional)
METHOD:
Drain the pineapple from can & wash it with water.
(I used canned pineapples, if using fresh pineapples 
pls skip this step). Keep it aside.

 

Dry roast rava till golden brown .
(Add 1/4 cup ghee or butter & roast rava if you want)

Boil water side by side.

Once the water is boiling hot, transfer to the rava &
mix well immediately without any lumps.

Cover the pan with lid & cook it in low flame.

Then add the sugar to this rava mixture & mix well.
The sugar will start to melt & the mixture will become watery.

Add food colour liquid (optional) & mix well.

Now add the chopped pineapples & mix well.

Let it cook in low flame for 2 mins.

Add the fried cashews & mix well again. 
The mixture will start to thicken. Serve it hot :-)

Enjoy sweet & yummy pineapple kesari :-) 

NOTES:

* I used canned pineapples, if using fresh pineapple 

pls clean the outer skin & chop the pineapples into 

small cubes.

* Sugar quantity can be 1 & 1/2 to 2 cups depending on

your taste.

* The mixture will be too watery after adding the sugar

but it will eventually thicken.

* Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of ghee while roasting the rava (optional).

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Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..

See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)