Pine - Apple Rava Kesari

Ingredients

Rava -- 1 cup
Sugar -- 1 cup
Water -- 1 cup
Milk -- 1 cup
Ghee -- 1 cup or( 1/2 ghee & 1/2 oil) (health watchers can reduce to 1/2)
Cardamom powder -- a pinch
Cashew nuts -- 10 - 12 pieces halved
Kesari Colour -- a pinch or 2 (for pine apple kesari- pista color, for regular - orange color )
Pine apple pieces -- little bit, cut into tiny squares
Salt -- a pinch

METHOD

Step 1 : In a non stick kadai, pour some ghee & fry cashews till golden brown,take off heat & spread it on a plate. In the same kadai dry fry the rava for a few seconds & spread on a plate.

Step 2 : In the same kadai , add the water , milk, & sugar & after sugar dissolves, add the ghee &oil mixer & allow it to boil. Now reduce heat little bit & add colour, pine apple pieces, Rava & cardamom & mix well. Garnish with cashew nuts.

TIP 1 : while adding rava, take care by stirring continuously , so no lumps are formed.
TIP 2 : do not add too many pieces of pine apple..
 TIP 3 : For the regular kesari, dont add pine-apple pieces.

Hotel Saravana bhavan type kesari ready.