This capsicum kesari is a sweet dessert made with rava/sooji,sugar and ghee with the flavour of capsicum
kesari is a traditional south indian delicacy that can be easily made at home …can anyone think of adding capsicum in sweet ya this recipe is that..we usuallyise capsicum for curries and savoury foods as it has typical flavour and taste….but when hubby told of this dish where he has tasted in some restuarent I was little shocked using capsicum in sweet dish…but he told its very tasty and insisted me to do it.Finally am with the dish…its very tasty with the distinctcapsicum flavour..Here I have used green capsicum you can also try in other coloured capsicum each has their own flavours…I preferred using green.
Capsicum kesari
Servings 2 serving
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 capsicum
- 1/2 cup rava sooji /
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tbsps ghee
- 1 tbsp cashew nut
- 1/4 tsp cardomom powder
Instructions
- Heat a non-stic pan and add 1/2 tbsp of ghee.Roast the cashews till golden and set aside.
- Then add 2tbsp more ghee roast the rava in medium flame for 2-3 minutes till it gives a nice roasted smell.Remove in a plate.
- Cut the capsicum and remove the seeds and white portion and add to the boiling water for 2 minutes then grind to fine paste without adding water.
- In the same pan.add the remaining ghee add the capsicum paste and saute it for 2-3 minutes until the colour changes and nice aroma comes then add the water to it and allow it to boil then add the rava and cook slowly without forming any lumps.So mix it well till the rava absorbs most of the water and becomes slightly thick and rava is cooked...Add a tsp of ghee to the rava mixture.It prevents rava sticking to the pan.
- Then add sugar and mix well.As soon as u add sugar,mixture will become watery. So keep mixing.It will splash.Be careful.Keep mixing for a minute till all the sugar is melted and gets mixed with rava.When it starts to leave the sides of pan,immediately add the remaining ghee,cardamom powder,roasted cashews and mix well.As soon as all the ghee is abosrbed,remove it immediately and pour it in the ghee greased plate.