Paal Kesari | Sooji Halwa
Paal Kesari is a tasty Indian sweet prepared with rava/ sooji. It can be easily prepared in Instant pot
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Ingredients
- Rava Sooji/Semolina - 1 cup
- Sugar - 2 + 1/2 cup Adjust according to your taste
- Milk - 2 cup + 1/2 cup
- Butter / Ghee - 4 tablespoon + 1 tbsp
- Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
- 40 grams Cashew nuts
- 25 grams raisins
- few saffron
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon of ghee and roast nuts and raisins till they are golden brown, and set aside
- In the same pan dry roast the rava for 2 minutes (Roast them till aroma comes) and transfer it to a plate.
- In medium flame add milk to the same pan and when milk starts boiling add the rava and stir continously to avoid lumps
- Continue cooking till its cooked. Check whether Rava is cooked before adding sugar
- Add sugar, and cook till sugar melts completely and Kesari thickens. stir it occassionally
- Add butter and food color, continue cooking till food color dissolves and mixs completely
- Turn off when kesari separates from the pan. Add nuts and raisins, and serve the Kesari hot/cold. Kesari thickens with time so switch it off accordingly
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Notes
- Instead of adding food color at the end can also add them while boiling milk. I have used orange food color instead yellow, green or any other food color can be used
- I have used brown sugar instead white sugar can also be used
- Can add almond/vanilla/pineapple extract or any other essence for taste
- Saffron can also be added
- Pachai karpuram can also be added for flavour
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