Recipe Source:Sab’s Kitchen
You can find the original recipe here
Ingredients
- Chikoo /Sapota (Peeled and deseeded)- 4 nos
- Roasted Semolina-1 cup
- Water- 2 1/2 cup( appr)
- Sugar- 3/4 to 1 cup ( or to taste)
- Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp
- Ghee-4 tsp
- Cashew nus( chopped)- 1 tbsp
- Raisins- 1 tbsp
Method
- Add chikoo to a blender and blend to form a smooth paste.Keep aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and fry the cashew nuts and raisins and keep aside.
- Add the chikoo puree to the same pan and cook for 5 minutes on a medium low flame.
- Pour water and bring it to a boil.
- Now slowly add the roasted semolina ,stirring well as you do so.Cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on a medium low flame.
- Now add sugar and stir continuously to break the lumps if any.
- Add cardamom powder,cashew nuts and raisins and mix well.
- Add the remaining 2 tbsp ghee and cook until it leave the sides of the pan, or for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- (You can serve it as it is or lightly grease a tray and pour the kesari into it and level it with a spatula , allow it to cool before cutting it into desired shapes.)
18 Comments
Unknown
July 4, 2012 at 2:21 pmWow lovely variation…looks very tempting
Jyoti Babel
July 4, 2012 at 2:23 pmI love chikoo.. Innovative way of making kesari.. Beautiful pictures as always!
Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi
July 4, 2012 at 2:42 pmnever thought of chikoo in kesari but the creaminess that it has given to the dish makes me feel like having a spoonful right away. lovely clicks as always.
Love2cook Malaysia
July 4, 2012 at 2:54 pmI love cikus…and this is the first time ever I'm seeing a kesari made of it! Wonderful dear 🙂
Jeyashris Kitchen
July 4, 2012 at 3:16 pmthats a nice twist of adding chikoo to kesari.Congrats on winning the DMBLGIT
Unknown
July 4, 2012 at 3:56 pmi m not a big fan of kesari but when you say there s chikoo in it i m making it ASAP
Unknown
July 4, 2012 at 6:26 pmGreat twist to suji halwa
vini
July 4, 2012 at 6:58 pmthat looks sooooooo good….wonderful clicks.. i loved teh way you have used light and dark brown.. grt visual traet actually…
Suja Manoj
July 4, 2012 at 7:50 pmWonderful kesari,never thought of adding chickoo,unique one.
Faseela
July 4, 2012 at 9:11 pmwonderful idea…..yummy kesari…
Gayathri NG
July 5, 2012 at 2:48 amInnovative n unique kesari, looks so yum…
Priya Suresh
July 5, 2012 at 7:46 amMouthwatering here, wat a terrific,unique,irresistible and super tempting kesari..
Spice up the Curry
July 5, 2012 at 12:49 pmthats very tempting kesari… all pictures are very beautiful.
R.Punitha
July 5, 2012 at 1:39 pmHi ,
Looks AAAAwesome!!!!!!
Sounds well and Fabulous Dear:))))
Keep on …
Az
July 5, 2012 at 2:15 pmAwesome dish and clicks… love it!!
I just wish we can get fresh chikoos here in Boston..
great-secret-of-life
July 5, 2012 at 5:14 pmAwesome! nice recipe and so inviting
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Arwa - LaMereCulinaire
July 12, 2012 at 5:10 pmI'm definately trying this tomorrow! Dad will love it!
And we have tons of chikoo from the farm!
Unknown
November 29, 2012 at 5:29 pmSorry for the late feedback..ur pictures are simply wonderful…and just came to know about your blog..you've got a good collection and the pictures are outstanding and professional…do make a post on food photography it would be useful for bloggers like me..I got a Sony dsc wx7 is this sufficient to shoot pictures…am too interested in learning this art