Mango Kesari

Mango Kesari

Mango rava kesari is sweetened and flavored cooked rava (sooji) which looks moist. Rava (sooji) is cooked in water till soft and sweeteend with sugar. Later, it is flavored with mango pulp and garnished with fried nuts.

Makes: 2 Cups of Mango Rava Kesari

Ingredients:
Fine Sooji 1 cup

Mango Puree 1 - 1 ½ cup

Finely Chopped Ripe Mango ¼ cup

Sugar 1 cup

Cashews 5

Almonds 4

Golden Raisins 8

Cardamom Powder a big pinch

Saffron a small pinch

Ghee 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:
Roughly chop cashews and almonds.

Heat half a tbsp of ghee in a pan, add cashews, almonds and raisins.

Fry till nuts turn golden color and raisins puff up.

Remove them into a bowl for garnish.

Heat remaining ghee in the pan, add sooji and fry on medium - low flame for a few minutes till sooji turn light golden color and lose all the raw flavor.

Stir in 2 ½ to 3 cups of water into the roasted sooji along with sugar, cardamom powder and saffron threads.

Bring to boil and cook the sooji mixture by stirring frequently to avoid lumps.

Once sooji mixture loses most of the water and starts to come together, stir in mango puree and chopped mango.

Mix the mango puree thoroughly and make sure sooji is cooked properly.

Finally mix in the fried cashews, almonds and raisins.

Serve mango rava kesari hot or cold.

Note: If mango puree is sweetened, adjust the sugar accordingly.

Suggestion: If sooji is uncooked before adding mango puree, add more water if required and cook till sooji is soft.

Variations: Pineapple Rava Kesari (rava kesari having cooked in pineapple juice garnished with chopped pineapple), or rava kesari with mixture of fruits like mango pineapple, mango papaya, etc.