Kesari / Sooji halwa

One of the common dessert in south India. It is made on almost all the festive days.
A yummy and yet a simple recipe to make.
Let's do it today. Want to make it with me, come on let's go for it.

Ingredients :
( serving for 4)
Sooji  - 1/2 cup ( coarse is better as it avoids forming lumps)
Sugar - 1/2 cup ( adjusts to your taste)
Food color - a pinch ( optional )
Cashews or almonds. - 10 whole piece crushed
Cardamom - 1 crushed nicely.  ( I prefer using powdered cardoon as it avoids pieces in your mouth)
Dried grapes - few
Ghee - 1/4 cup
1 cup water or may be a little more

Method :

1. Take a non stick pan.
2 . Fry cashews or almonds and dried graphes in ghee.
3.  Dry fry Sooji until it is light brown. Keep it separately.
4. Add water and color and cardamom powder and let the water boil.
5. Add Sooji little by little so that it doesn't form lumps.
6. Once u add all the Sooji, let it cook before u add sugar.
7. Now add sugar little by little as you mix again so that no lumps are formed.
     Making kesari without lumps is the tricky part where most people fail.
     If u are carefull while adding Sooji and sugar u can avoid this.
8. After this add cashews and rest of the ghee and mix well.
    U get a very tasty kesari.

I hope u try it and don't forget to share ur experience.
Enjoy cooking and tasting.