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fruit kesari

Fruit Kesari

Revathi Palani
Fruit Kesari is a quick an easy South Indian dessert made primarily using rava / sooji / semolina and flavored with pineapple puree and other fresh fruits.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Cup Apple (small chunks)
  • Pineapple - ½ Cup (small chunks) + ⅓ Cup (chunks)
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Ghee
  • 10 Cashew
  • 20 Raisin
  • 2 Cups Water
  • a large pinch Saffron
  • ½ Cup Rava | Sooji | Semolina

Instructions
 

  • First add the apple chunks and ½ cup of the pineapple chunks to a small mixing bowl. Add about 1 Tbsp of the sugar to the fruits and mix well. Keep it aside.

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  • Add the remaining pineapple chunks (⅓ cup) in a mixie/blender and grind to a smooth paste.

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  • Heat the ghee in a large pan / kadai and add the cashew and raisins. Once the cashews turn slightly golden and the raisins puff up, remove them from the ghee and keep aside.

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  • To the same pan with the remaining ghee, add the water, ground pineapple paste and saffron. Mix well and bring it to a boil.

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  • Once the liquid starts to boil, add the rava and mix well. Ensure that no lumps are formed. Turn the flame to medium.

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  • Cook covered for a couple of mins until the rava is fully done. Open the lid, add the remaining sugar. Mix well until combined. Add the apple, pineapple chunks (drain excess liquid) from step 1 and the cashews, raisins from step 3. Mix well and turn off the flame.

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  • Serve hot.

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Notes | FAQ

- I used a pre-roasted rava. If using a rava which is not roasted, first dry roast it in a pan and then use.
- Normally, about 1 ½ Cups of water is sufficient for preparing kesari. However, my rava absorbs more water and hence used 2 Cups of water. Do adjust the quantity of water based on the rava being used.
- Adjust the quantity of sugar based on taste. However with less sugar you will not get a glazed finish.