Saffron & Almond Kesari | குங்குமப்பூ பாதாம் கேசரி - Ammavum Naanum | Episode 54 -Rakesh Raghunathan

Beginning the New Year 2021 on a sweet note with an evergreen classic ‘Kesari’ but with a twist. This is cooked in almond paste & saffron.

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Here is the recipe. Recipe text in English below:

Ingredients:

* Fine Sooji Rava – 1 cup
* Ghee – 1.5 cups
* Sugar – 2 cups
* Water – 2 cups
* Almond paste – from 15 nos
* Cashewnuts & raisins – 2 tbsp each
* Saffron soaked in milk – 15 strands

Method:

1. In a wok, heat half the quantity of ghee and fry the cashew nuts & raisins. Set aside to cool.

2. In the same wok, add more ghee and fry the Rava till aromatic.

3. Add boiling water – 2 cups to the roasted Rava & ghee mixture.

4. Allow to cook and become like porridge.

5. Add sugar and keep stirring constantly. Add the remaining ghee in intervals.

6. Add the almond paste & saffron soaked milk and keep stirring.

7. Garnish with the roasted nuts, raisins and more ghee.

8. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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