Beetroot Kesari

Rava kesari is a south Indian sweet recipe made with sooji /rava .This kesari is so delicious & easy and can be made with in 15 –20 mins.This is prepared mainly during festivals. Here I have used beetroot juice to make this kesari tastier and healthier. The colour of this kesari is so tempting and there is no need for adding an artifical colouring agent.

Beetroots are rich in vitamin C, potassium, fiber etc. It’s low in fat and full of vitamins & minerals and also packed with powerful antioxidants. Beets contains vitamin B folate which helps reduce the risk of birth defects.

Recipe card for Beetroot Rava kesari:

Ingredients:-

Sooji / Rava - 1 cup

Sugar - ¾ cup

Beetroot juice - 1.5 cups

Water - 1.5 cups

Cardamom /Elachi - 1 0r 1/8 tsp fo elachi powder

Ghee - 3 tsp

Cashews - 10

Instructions: -

Firstly, peel the skin of the beetroot and grate it .
Blend the beetroot along with water, filter and extract the beetroot juice.
Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan and dry roast 10 cashews.
Once the canhew turns golden brown keep it aside.
In the same ghee add 1 cup of rava / sooji , roast until it turns aromatic and keep it aside.
In the same pan add 1.5 cups of beetroot juice and 1.5 cups of water & cardamom.
Let it boil for 3-5 mins.
Keeping the flame on low add 1 cup of roasted rava and stir continuously.
Stir till rava absorbs water and make sure there are no lumps formation
Now add ¾ cup of sugar gradually. Quantity of sugar totally depends upon your sugar level. For 1 cup Rava you can add between ¾ to 1 cup of sugar.
Reduce the flame and cook till sugar dissolves.
In another pan heat 2 tsp of ghee .
Add the heated ghee to the rava mixture and make sure the mixture is combined well .
Cook till rava gets cooked
Furthermore add the fried cashews and cook till kesari separates from the pan.
Finally add a pinch of salt, just to increase the taste level.
Now, its time to serve a hot delicious beetroot rava kesari .
You can serve it either as a dessert or along with the breakfast.