RAVA KESARI

                                                   

                                                              

    Ingredients:                         

• Rava  - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Water - 1.5 cup
• Ghee - 1/4 cup
• Cashew nuts - 10
• Saffron - few strands
• Milk  - 1 tsp
• Cardomom powder - 1 tsp
• Food color - a pinch

Method:

• Take 1 tsp of ghee and roast the cahewnuts. 
• Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan and roast the rava until it turns pink in low  medium flame (This usually takes about 4 min) and switch off the flame.
• Boil 1.5 cups of water and slowly pour it over the roasted rava. Constantly stir the rava as well so that no lumps are formed.
•  Add food color and mix well and leave it for 5 minut . 
• The rava would be now cooked in the hot water.
•  Switch on the flame and add sugar,remaining ghee, cardomom powder and stir constantly until he kesari comes off the sides. 
• Note that the consistency will get thicker after some time.
• So switch off the flame just before the required consistency is reached.
• Garnish with fried cashew nuts.
• Then serve hot.