Semolina Halwa (Sooji Halwa) or Rava Kesari
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • Ghee or butter- 4 tbsp + 2 tsp
  • Semolina or Sooji or Rava, unroasted- 1 cup
  • Raisins- ¼ cup
  • Cashew nuts- 2 tbsp
  • Sugar- ¾ cup ( if you want it to be very sweet add 1 cup sugar)
  • Saffron, strands- 2 pinches
  • Milk, skim or whole- 1½ cups
  • Food Color (yellow, orange or pink)- 3 drops
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, combine milk, saffron and food color together.
  2. Place a large non-stick pan over medium heat, add 2 tbsp ghee.
  3. Add raisins and cashew nuts fry till cashews turn light golden in color and raisins puff up.
  4. Add semolina, roast over medium low heat till it turns light golden in color & aromatic.
  5. Be careful not to brown the semolina.
  6. Add the sugar and combine well.
  7. Now, add the milk, keep stirring constantly to avoid forming any lumps.
  8. Stir till the liquid dries off and the mixture starts to stick together.
  9. Taste, add more sugar if needed.
  10. Add 2 tbsp more ghee, combine well.
  11. Make sure the mixture has absorbed all the liquid.
  12. Grease a small pan with 2 tsp ghee, pour the prepared mixture to the pan.
  13. Using a spatula even out the top of the kesari or halwa.
  14. Let cool down for 15 minutes, you could even chill it in the refrigerator.
  15. While serving, using a sharp knife cut into desired shapes and serve.
  16. This tastes really yummy when chilled.
Notes
I only added ¾ cup sugar as I don't like it to be too sweet. If you like this to be really sweet you could add 1 cup sugar.

Add sugar before adding milk, this prevents the formation of lumps.

If you want you could add more ghee, more ghee=more taste.
Usually this has yellow or orange color, I only had pink color so went with pink.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/semolina-halwa-sooji-halwa-or-rava-kesari/