Kesari bath (Sooji ka Halwa)

Kesari Bhath Ingredients:
Rava / Sooji / Suji or Semolina – 1 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Ghee / Clarified Butter- 4 tsp
Kesar colour – 1 pinch (optional)
Kesar or Saffron – 5-6 strands
Cashew Nuts
Raisins
Cardamom powder
Pineapple or Banana fruit chopped (optional)


How To Make:
Fry the Rava/Sooji with 2 tsp of ghee in a frying pan until there is a slight change in the color of Rava. Keep it aside.
Fry Cashew nuts, Raisins in ghee.
Boil 2 cups of water in a vessel. When boiling, add Kesar/Saffron strands, Kesar color (optional) along with fried Cashews/Raisins and Cardamom powder and let it to boil.
Now add fried Rava from Step 1 and allow the mixture to cook for 5 min. Then add Sugar to it and stir vigorously so as to not allow the Rava mixture to form knots. Cook the whole preparation until it turns thick as seen below.

Notes:
Pineapple or Banana pieces can be added to enhance the taste of Kesari Bhath. The fruit pieces can be added to the boiling water in Step 4. Boil 1/2 cup of additional water if you plan to use these fruits to help accommodate for water being absorbed by the fruit pieces.