Mango Kesari

 

Mango Kesari, also known as Mango Halwa or Sheera, is an easy dessert made with ripe mangoes, semolina, cardamoms, sugar, nuts and raisins. Rava infused with the delicious flavors of mango. The fruit tinge and flavour enrich the whole kesari. Mango Kesari is yet another delicious kesari variety with the richness of ripe mango puree.I made this Kesari for our Wedding day!

No food colour-Adding mango pulp not only adds colour but also adds flavour, goodness of mango in the sweet.So I didnt add any Foodcolour.

 Previously I made FruitKesari & Pineapple Halwa

Ingredients:

Sooji| Rava  -1cup

Fresh Mango pulp   1/2 cup

Water- 3 cup

Cardamon powder 1 tsp

Sugar  1/2 cup

Ghee  3-4 tblsp

Cashew nuts - few

Raisins-few

 Method:     

1.Fry Rava with 2tbsp of ghee,till aroma leave out on medium flame(Don't over fry) and keep it aside.

2. Add 1 tsp ghee fry raisins and cashewnut and keep it aside.

3.Scoop the mango pulp firstly from the mango. Then puree it to make it smooth.

4.In  the pan, add water and bring it to boil. When the water starts to boil, add roasted semolina little by little and keep stirring and cook completely till it soft.

5.Then, add sugar and mango pulp and stir well. Sugar dilutes the mixture. But stirring continuously, makes the kesari to become thicker quickly.

6.When the whole mixture gets thicken, add  cardamon powder remaining ghee and mix well.  Finally, add roasted cashews and mix well. Switch off the flame.

 Yummy, Mango kesari is now ready to serve

Paal Kesari/Milk kesari

Kesari  is a is a simple sweet recipe prepared with basic ingredients like semolina, sugar and ghee. it is topped with dry fruits like chopped cashews, and some raisins and is flavoured with the exquisite spice 'kesar' or saffron. Kesari is usually prepared with water, and for Paal kesari is  cooks with milk gives a good taste and it is offered as neivedyam

Ingredients :

  Rava (sooji/semolina) -1 cup

  Milk - 21/2 cups

 Sugar - 1 cup

 Cashews - 5

 Raisins - 5

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Saffron strands -5

Ghee - 2 to 3 tbsp

Method:

1.To prepare Milk Kesari first soak crushed saffron strands in a tablespoon of warm milk for 15-20 minutes

2. In a non stick kadai, heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast the cashews and raisins. When the cashews are golden and the raisins are puffed up, remove them to a plate.

3. Add the remaining ghee and add the rava and roast for 2 minutes. Switch off and allow it to cool completely

4. Now slowly add the milk, whisking all the while to avoid clumps.

5. When you've completely mixed in the milk, cover and cook for 3 minutes in medium flame until the milk is absorbed.

6. Now add the sugar and mix well. This will loosen the rava mixture.

7. Add the saffron milk and if needed add food color, and cardamom powder and mix well.

8. Keep mixing and stirring until it's thick for about 5-7 minutes and remove from flame

9.Garnish the milk kesari with nuts and raisins.Your delicious Milk /Paal Kesari is ready to be served immediately.