Aval Kesari / Poha Kesari - Navarathri Recipes

Sweets are always a most wanted food in every household. Our festivals gives us the chance to experiment new dishes especially sweets. One of such experiment i made this Navarathri is 'Aval Kesari'. I have heard about aval kesari, but this is the first time i'm tasting it. I can say its a nice substitute to Rava Kesari. Here goes the recipe,

Ingredients:

Aval (i used thick aval) - 2 cups

Sugar - 2 1/2 cups

Water - 2 cups

Ghee - 1/2 cup (or as required)

Food colour - a pinch (optional)

Cashews and Raisins - Each 1 tbsp

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and fry the cashews and raisins. Keep aside.

Grind the aval into fine powder. 

In the same pan add another tbsp ghee and fry the powdered aval for 5 min in low flame.

Remove the aval from the pan and keep aside.

Add the water to the pan.Let them boil. 

Once the bubbles start appearing, add the food colour and  aval powder and mix well.

Cover and cook the aval in low flame for 10 min or till the aval get cooked. 

Stir in frequent intervals. 

Add the sugar and 2 tbsp ghee and stir. 

Cover and cook. Add the ghee in frequent intervals.

At this stage the kesari will start spluttering. 

Cover and cook till the ghee oozes out and it reach the semi solid consistency. 

Add the cashews and raisins and remove from the stove.

Serve with some ghee topping.