Ingredients:
• Sooji (rave) 1 cup.
• Sugar 1.25 cup.
• Ghee 1/2 cup.
• Milk 1/2 cup.
• Water 1 cup.
• Cardamom 1 (powdered).
• Clove 1 (powdered).
• Cashews 1 tbsp.
• Raisins 1 tbsp.
• Pineapple grated 1/2 cup.
• Saffron 1 pinch + 2 tbsp milk.
Method:
- Heat 3 tbsp ghee in a shallow frying pan add cashews and raisins fry till golden, remove from pan and keep aside. Add sooji to the remaining ghee and fry on a low heat till light brown and keep aside.
- Bring milk and water. Add saffron dissolved in milk and 2 tbsp ghee(ghee will prevent burning).
- Then add sooji, cardamom, clove, cashews and raisins slowly stirring the mixture to prevent the formation of lumps.
- Keep stirring to break any lumps.
- Reduce heat.
- Cook 2-3 mins.
- When all the water has been absorbed, add sugar, remaining ghee, grated pineapple.
- Stir well till traces of ghee began to show at the sides.
- Turn off the heat and keep it covered for few minutes. Serve warm or cold.
Recipe courtesy of Veena