Pineapple Kesari

Source : Sharmis Passion

Ingredients:

Pineappple - 1/3 cup (chopped)
Rava - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/2 -3/4 cup
Water - 1 and 1/2 cups
Cashews - 1/2 tbsp chopped
Raisins - 2 tsp
Yellow food colour - a pinch
Ghee - 3 tbsp

Method:

1. Boil water and add pineapple pieces and let it boil for 5 minutes till the pineapple pieces turns soft. Add food colour and allow it to boil for another 1 or 2 minutes.
2. Add 2 tsp of ghee in a pan and fry cashews till golden brown and then fry raisins.Keep aside.
3. In the same pan, add another 2 tsp of ghee and add rava and fry till rava starts turning colour . Then add the pineapple pieces and water to the rava and mix well so that no lumps are formed.
4. Once the rava is cooked and the water is fully absorbed, add sugar and stir . Keep stirring continuously.
5. Then add fried cashew and raisins and ghee and mix well till the whole mixture becomes thick and starts coming together. Turn off the stove.
6. Garnish with pineapple pieces, cashews and raisins. Serve warm.

Note:
- Add sugar only after the rava is fully cooked.