RAva Kesari recipe
Rava Kesari

Easy Rava Kesari Recipe without Kesari powder or Food Colors

Kesari is one of those tasty desserts that can be made in a jiffy. Whenever anyone in our family (usually me ;)) has a sweet craving, I quickly make this and enjoy its simple deliciousness.

This Rava Kesari recipe has only 4 main ingredients and can be made in just 15 minutes.

RAva Kesari recipe
Rava Kesari

As I do not use food colors in my recipes, I use a pinch of turmeric powder for color in this Kesari. The taste does not change and keeps this recipe safe from artificial ingredients.

Rava Kesari Recipe

Ingredients

  1. Semolina – 3/4 cup (Bombay Rava, Upma rava, Sooji)
  2. Sugar – 1 cup (3/4 cup if you prefer less sweetness)
  3. Powdered Cardamom – 2 (Elachi/Elakulu/Elaka)
  4. Ghee – 3 tbsp (Neyyi)
  5. Cashew Nuts – handful (Kaju/jeedi pappu/mundiri paruppu)
  6. Raisins – handful (Kismis/karuppu draksha)
  7. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp (Pasupu podi/Manja thool)
  8. Water – 2.5 cups (2 cups if you are adding milk)
  9. Milk – 1/2 cup (optional)

Rava Kesari Recipe - Delicious dessert in just 15 minutes. Read on to know how this simple recipe is prepared without food color.

Method

  • Heat a thick-bottomed pan and add 2 tbsp ghee to it.
  • Fry the cashews and raisins. Remove them and put them in a clean plate.
  • In the same pan, in the remaining ghee, fry the semolina rava on a low flame for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the roasted rava into a new plate.
  • Add water and milk to the pan and let it come to a boil.
  • Add turmeric powder to the water and mix it.
  • Now on a medium flame, slowly add the rava to this water and stir continuously to avoid lumps.
  • After the rava is cooked, add sugar, cardamom powder and ghee to it.
  • Stir till the sugar is dissolved and switch off the stove.
  • Top it off with the cashews and raisins you fried earlier.
  • Now tasty Kesari is ready.
  • Serve it hot from the stove or cool it and enjoy.

Rava Kesari Recipe - Delicious dessert in just 15 minutes. Read on to know how this simple recipe is prepared without food color.

Also read: Sugar-free Badam Halwa Recipe

RAva Kesari recipe
Rava Kesari

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Tips

  • Kesari stays good for two days at room temperature and even a week in the refrigerator.
  • Add a dash of milk to the bowl while serving if you want it less sweet.
  • I buy Roasted Upma Rava from Deep. I can avoid roasting the rava step as I can use it directly by roasting it in ghee for just about 30 seconds.

Also read: Carrot Halwa Recipe (Gajar ka halwa traditional style)

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About Priyadarshini Rajendran 201 Articles
Priyadarshini Rajendran is a travel enthusiast, avid reader and a passionate writer. She has a few of her books published and is writing more books. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a software consultant taking breaks for her travels. Her blog is her passion and she writes about travel, books and food on the blog. She offers customized itineraries for South Indian destinations.

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