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Rawa Kesari / Sheera / Satyanarayan Prasad

Rawa Kesari is a traditional sweet dish from Indian sub-continent. This version is also prepared during Satyanarayan Pooja.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup semolina measurement used :1 cup=200ml
  • 2 teaspoon + 2 tablespoon ghee
  • 8 cashew
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cup milk
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup sugar
  • a few strands of saffron
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method
 

  1. Take a thick bottom pan, add two teaspoon of ghee and roast the semolina to a golden colour along with cashew pieces. Be careful not to burn it.
  2. Put the saffron in a little milk and set it aside.Cut thee bananana into pieces.
  3. In another pan, add milk and water, put it on a low flame. Add sugar and ghee to it. Put banana pieces to it. Give a stir, once it boils, slowly add the semolina to it. Keep stirring with a ladle, no lumps should be formed. Let cook for sometime..
  4. Add saffron soaked in milk  and cardamom powder to it. Give a stir. Rawa Kesari or Sheera is ready to offer to the Lord.

Notes

You can add a little extra ghee to it. 
Almonds and raisins may be used. 
You can roast the nuts separately in the beginning.