Thursday, March 9, 2017

Ravyacha Sheera / Suji Halawa

Ingredients:

Rava/suji : 1 cup
Sugar : 3/4 cup 
Clarified butter (Ghee) : 4 Tsp
Water : 2 cups
Cashew nuts : few cut into small pieces (optional)
saffron strands : 5-7
Raisins: 10-12 (optional)
Banana : half (cut into pieces) optional

Preparation:

1. Boil water in a separate vessel. 
2. In a heavy bottom pan, heat clarified butter.
3. Add cashew nuts, raisins, banana etc of your choice and fry them till they change color.
4. Then add rava and roast till it turn golden brown and a nice aroma comes out, keep stirring continuously or it burns quickly from the bottom
5. Now add boiled water slowly while stirring to avoid lumps. 
6. Once all the water is absorbed by Rava, keep a lid and let it cook for a minute on low flame.
7. Now remove the lid and add sugar. Stir it till all the sugar is mixed well and dissolved properly into rava. Also add saffron strands if you like. 
8. Now again keep it covered with lid on low flame for a minute and serve hot.