Pineapple Sheera/Kesari

Name: Pineapple Sheera/Kesari
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Semolina; 1/2 cup Sugar; 8-10 Saffron Threads; 1 tbsp Green Cardamom Powder; 10-12 Cashews; 8-10 Raisins; 1 cup Pineapple Chunks (preferably tinned); 2 cups Water; 100 gms Pure Ghee

Sangita @cook_14174160

Bangalore

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Delightful Dessert. Pineapple Sheera is quite popular in the Karnataka Tiffin Centers and is served as Pineapple Kesari Bath or Pineapple Rava Kesari. It is also as a part of chow chow bath, Khara Bath and Kesari Bath served together in a plate with a chutney and other accompaniments.

Sangita @cook_14174160

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 servings

1 cupSemolina
1/2 cupSugar
8-10Saffron Threads
1 tbspGreen Cardamom Powder
10-12Cashews
8-10Raisins
1 cupPineapple Chunks (preferably tinned)
2 cupsWater
100 gmsPure Ghee

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Heat 2 tsp ghee in a pot. Fry Cashews until lightly golden.
2

Then add raisins and fry until they turn plump. Remove them to a plate and keep aside.
3

Add rava or suji and fry on a medium heat until it turns aromatic. Do not brown the rava. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
4

To the same pot, add 1tsp ghee and pineapple. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
5

Add sugar, water and bring it to boil along with Saffron.
6

. When the water begins to boil, slowly slowly add suji to the pot stirring constantly to prevent the mixture from turning lumpy. Add Cardamom powder. Stir well.
7

Lower the flame. Cover and cook until all water evaporates. If desired add more ghee. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame.
8

Switch off the flame and keep covered for 2 to 3 minutes.
9

Serve Pineapple Sheera or Kesari hot or Warm.