Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - rava (sooji)
• 1 cup - water
• 3/4 cup - fresh orange juice
• 2 pinches - orange food color/kesari powder
• 3/4 cup - sugar or adjust to your taste
• 4 tbsp - ghee
• 10 - raisins
• 10 - almonds
• 4 pinches - Cardamom powder
• 10 - cashew nuts

How to Make Almond and Orange Rava Kesari

• Dry roast the almonds and powder them coarsely. Keep aside.
• Dry roast the rava till golden brown.
• Heat water in a separate pan.
• When water starts to boil, add the food colour and sugar.
• Once the sugar gets dissolved completely, turn it to medium flame.
• Now, add the roasted rava. Stir continuously to avoid lumps while adding the rava.
• Once the water gets+AD162 absorbed fully, add the freshly extracted orange juice and coarsely powdered almonds.
• Keep mixing the contents till the rava gets cooked well.
• Meanwhile, heat ghee in a small separate pan.
• Add raisin, cashew and cardamom powder.
• Once the cashews turn golden brown, add the ghee mixture to the kesari and mix well.
• Serve warm.
• Recipe courtesy: Nithu's Kitchen
• http://www.nithubala.com/