Pineapple Kesari / Halwa
By: Sasmita
Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 3:50am

Ingredients




Sooji / Semolina		1 cup
Sugar	2 cup
Pineapple (chopped finely)	1 cup
Cashews (chopped)	1/8 cup
Raisin	1/4 cup
Pineapple essence (Optional)	2 drop
Ghee	1/4 cup
Oil	1/4 cup
Salt 	1 pinch
Water	2 & 1/2 cup
Yellow food color	2 pinch

Preparation

1 Mix chopped pineapple with 3 tbsp of sugar for at least 30 mins. 2 Heat a pan with ghee & oil and then add the cashews. Just give it a stir. No need to make it golden. 3 Add the raisins and stir in medium flame until it gets bloated fully. 4 Add the sooji / semolina and roast until the raw smell goes off. No need to wait until it turns color. 5 Boil water side by side and add it to the roasted sooji . Mix carefully as it may overflow or spill as it boils. 6 Add salt & mix well until it gets thick in consistency. Cook covered for 4-5 minutes or until done in low flame. 7 Add sugar and color. Mix until it is watery consistency. 8 Add the fruits without the watery sugar at the bottom & mix well. Keep mixing until the mixture starts leaving sides of the pan. 9 Transfer to the serving bowl & enjoy !

About

Kesari / halwa with fresh fruit is just awesome. Pineapple kesari is a sweet dish prepared with rava and pineapple.