Pineapple Kesari

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Description

Semolina (rawa) kesari is simple South-Indian dessert mainly prepared during festive and special occasions. Adding fruits make it even tastier and here's one with Pineapple being our key guest ingredient.

Pineapple Kesari / Rawa Kesari / Kesari Bhath / Fruit Kesari / Kesari / Sujji / Rava / Sooji / Soji

Ingredients
½ cup

Semolina (rawa)

¾ cup

Sugar

¼ cup

Ghee (for kesari)

2 tbsp

Ghee (for roasting)

1 cup

Water (exact measure)

1 cup

Pineapple (chopped)

2 nos

Cardamon (crushed)

3 pinch

Kesari colour (yellow food colour)

15 nos

Cashews

10 nos

Raisins(optional)

Instructions

Heat a non-stick tawa, add 3 tbsp ghee and fry cashews till golden and remove only the nuts retaining the ghee. (Raisin can be added at this stage along with cashews but I personally don't prefer raisins for this recipe, as there's already a fruit included and adding raisins makes it odd with pineapple chunks while eating, choose if you like it that way.) In the pan with leftover ghee roast the rawa over low  medium flame for 3 minutes or until it turns light golden brown. When done, switch off and remove. (do not over brown) Meanwhile core the pineapple and cut them into small chunks and keep it ready, retain the juice from the fruit which can also be used along with the pieces. Heat water along with sugar, cardamon crushed, pineapple chunks and juice. Let it come to a rolling boil and bring down the flame to medium and let it cook until the pineapple pieces cook well. (2 minutes, approx) When pierced with a knife the chunks should split or when pressed should feel mushy. When this syrup is ready, add the food colour and mix well. Keeping the flame over medium range, slowly add the roasted rawa and mix to avoid lumps. Let it cook for few minutes or until the water slightly disappears, turning to a thick mass. Now add the cashew and slowly add ghee as you stir. This consistency will slowly turn soft and melty... ghee separating from the raw(indication its done), switch off.


Notes

Saffron, raisins and any other toasted nuts are optional. A pinch of salt will always activate the sweet flavour.

Yield: 3 Adult servings.

Above mentioned measures for sugar and ghee is a must for this recipe to turn good. Adding more ghee will make the texture very smooth and the kesari when scooped into your mouth will slide through without even you making an attempt. Cutting down on the ghee will make the kesari very hard like a cake. Always add pineapple pieces along with sugar and cook them for sometime to make the pieces sweet or else they will be taste blunt.

Fresh pineapple chunks are being used for this recipe, you can also use canned pineapple along with the juice for this recipe.

Vote Result
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Score: 7.5, Votes: 4

hi mullai will the rawa

hi mullai
will the rawa cook in the sugar syrup.

Hi mullai, It is really so

Hi mullai, It is really so yummy and mouth watering when we see the picture....And i would like to point very small spelling mistake in the description "In the pan with leftover ghee roast the raw over low medium flame for 3 minutes" where instead of "rawa", "raw" is there..Since first time when i read i got confused so i would like to share the one for others..... Thanks mullai for this awesome recipe...Continue Ur good work

hi mullai, i

hi mullai,
i tried this recipe with exact measure given by u but kesari tastes much sweeter coz of pineapple addition but i added little pineapple essence but kesari was too good thisz my first comment but i'm member since last year n hv tried lot frm ur,keep going

Mouthwatering

Mouthwatering Mullai..breakfast timela SIO vantha ippadiya tempt pannurathu..

looking yummy.

looking yummy.

My breakfast is ready with

My breakfast is ready with kesari(without pineapple).......perfect measurement.... kesari is sliding into my MOUTHhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaa...........SO YUMMmmmmmmYyyyyyyyy.

kesari

Amazing Mullai...romba

Amazing Mullai...romba romba nandri...WOW!!! ghee-oda kesari-aa parthaaaaaaaaaaa.....jollu varuthu...thanks for sharing...naalaikke try panna poren.

hi mullai i like pineapple

hi mullai
i like pineapple kesari and pineapple rasam also.thanks for reminding.

really tempting.very nice.

ma'm u have mentioned

ma'm

u have mentioned semolina as 1/2 count
that means ??,am having pinapple now ,gonig to prepare today

Kavi, ungalukkaga...

Kavi, ungalukkaga...

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