Banana Kesari
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Semolina – 1 cup
  • Ghee – 6 tbsp
  • Water – 2 ½ cups
  • Yellow food color – 1 tsp
  • Sugar – 1 cup
  • Banana, big, peeled, smashed – 1 no
  • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
  • Cashews – 10 nos
Instructions
  1. Heat a nonstick tawa with a tbsp of ghee. Add in semolina and sauté until the raw smell disappears. It takes around 3 minutes. Remove and transfer to a bowl.
  2. In the same pan add a tbsp of ghee and fry the cashews until golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
  3. Add water in the same pan and bring it to boil. Add food color.
  4. When the water starts to boil, slowly add sautéed semolina little by little, stirring continuously to avoid lumps.
  5. When all the water is absorbed, add in sugar and banana. Mix well and add the remaining ghee.
  6. Finally add in the cardamom powder and fried cashews. Mix well. Add ghee if needed. Serve hot. Enjoy!!!
Notes
1.It is always best to use non stick tawa while making kesari.
2.Be very careful while adding semolina to the boiling water. make it quick and stir constantly to avoid lumps.
3.To make cardamom powder, grind together few whole green cardamoms with a tbsp of sugar.
4.You can substitute any fruits (pineapple, jackfruit, tutti frutti, plums, beetroot, etc) or even with bread and it is called bread halwa.
Recipe by MyEdibleCravings at http://myediblecravings.com/banana-kesari/