Rava Kesari

Ingredients:

one cup of sooji
a pinch of kesari powder mixed with milk (optional)
one cup of ghee
Cashewnuts and raisins
Cardamom powder
2 cups of sugar
3 cups of boiled milk/boiled water (2 cups of water + 1 cup of milk)

Procedure:

Heat one tablespoon of ghee. Roast sooji on a low flame till light brown. Remove from fire. Fry cashewnuts and raisins till light brown. Remove from fire. Boil the milk and add water to it. When it starts boiling, add sooji slowly to avoid lumps. Cook until it becomes a smooth creamy paste. Add sugar and the remaining ghee. Cook for 10 minutes on low fire stirring it continuously. Mix cashewnuts, raisins and cardamom powder.