Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Rava Kesari

Ingredients

Ghee - 4 tsp full
Rava/Sooji - 1.5cups ( not the fine kind)
Water - 6 cups ( 4 cups water for 1 cup rava ) - boil separately
Sugar - 3.25 cups
Cardamom - 1tsp (powdered) 
Cashew nuts and raisins - fried in ghee.

Method
Fry the rava very well on a medium flame till the color changes lightly. The more you fry the better for making good kesari. Now lower the flame of the rava pan. Add the boiling water very carefully into the pan. Let the rava cook for a few  minutes. Add in the sugar and continue cooking. Add the ghee, elaichi powder and the fried cashew nuts and raisins.   


Garam Masala recipe

This is Meera Sriram's recipe.

500gms : Coriander seeds (Dhania seeds) - optional
50gms   : Bay leaves (Tej patta)
5gms     : Caraway seeds (Shajeera)
25gms   : Clove (Laung)
350gms : Cumin seeds (Jeera)
250gms : Whole black peppercorns (Kali mirch)
50gms   : Cinnamon sticks (Dalchini)
5gms     : Stone flower/Kalpasi  (Pathar phool)
250gms : Black Cardamom (Badi elaichi)
15gms   : Mace (Javitri)