MILLET KESARI I VARAGU SAMAI THINAI KESARI I LOW FAT SWEET RECIPES

Again come up with millet recipes.. Kesari is my family favorite, so whenever we crave for sweets, immediately prepare some kesari with semolina/rava or vermicelli... But today, I have tried my favorite sweet with millets, Yes! I have prepared the kesari with varagu, samai and thinai millet. Super combination and very tasty kesari. 

Making the kesari with millet is my long time wish, but now only I got time to do it. I strongly, recommends to you, try at once, you will love it. The taste is quite unique compared to rava kesari but am sure it will be more delicious. 

 

Category	Dessert/Sweet
Cuisine	Indian
Preparation Time	5 Minutes
Cooking Time	15 Minutes
Servings	4-5

Source – My Own

INGREDIENTS 

Varagu/Kodo millet - 1/4 Cup 
Samai/Little millet - 1/4 Cup 
Thinai/Foxtail millet - 1/4 Cup 
Sugar - 3/4 Cup 
Ghee - 2 Tsp + 2 Tbsp 
Cashew nuts - 10-12
Oil -  3 Tbsp 
Salt - A pinch 
Water - 3 Cup 
Food color - 1/8 Tsp 

METHOD 

• Heat 2 Tsp in pan, add the millets and roast it till aroma comes and cool it completely. 
• Blend it in mixer grinder into coarse powder, like rava consistency and keep it aside. 
• Boil 3 cups of water with food color. 

• Then, add remaining 2 Tbsp ghee in the pan, roast the cashew nuts into golden brown and take it out and keep it aside. 
• Now add the millet rava into the ghee and mix it once then pour the boiling water to the rava and keep stirring with laddle to avoid lumps.
• If you see the lumps, break it with laddle and add salt and cardamom powder. 

• When the rava mixture gets thicker, add sugar and stir it well for 3 minutes. 
• Then add the oil to the mixture and keep stirring on low-medium flame, till the mixture leaves side of the pan. 
• Switch off the flame, add the roasted cashew nuts and cover it with lid for 5-10 minutes. 
• Serve it hot... 

NOTE 

• You can use any one millet also in the same style. 
• To healthier version, I have added oil instead of ghee, if you like ghee add it. 
• After grind the roasted millets, I got 1 Cup rava, so added 3/4 Cup sugar and its correct sweetness, if you prefer more sweetness add 1 Cup sugar. 
• Pour boiling water over the mixture, will help to cook soon and prevents lumps. 
• Food color is optional. You can add saffron soaked milk for the color too. 
• Add boiled milk instead of water to get rich taste.