How to make Pineapple Kesari bath
Pineapple Kesari is the traditional Karnataka sweet, prepared like usual rava kesari mixed with pineapple pieces.
The Pineapple kesari or normal rava Kesari is served as a Kesari bath along with a Kara bath and together they call it a Chow Chow bath.
Serve this pineapple sheera or Kesari bath as a prasad offering to god during special days. It is a good way to include pineapple for those who don’t like this fruit.
How to make a perfect pineapple rava Kesari:
Pineapple kesari bath, Pineapple sheera and Pineapple suji halwa all refer to the same popular Karnataka’s breakfast/snack sweet recipe.
The first and foremost point to note in Karnataka style kesari bath is, it is super soft and smooth compared to Tamilnadu style rava kesari. Usual rava kesari has more ghee and grainy(some make thick slices) like texture. But Karnataka’s kesari bath(same for pineapple kesari) has a super-smooth texture and comparatively less ghee usage.
You may wonder how to achieve the silky soft texture when there is less ghee used.
Ofcourse the restaurants use more ghee to bring that mouth melting taste and texture. But I suggest that if the water and rava ratio is at the right mix, we can bring the same smooth kesari bath at home.
Lastly, I like to find the pineapple pieces in my bite while tasting my Kesari. Hence used finely chopped pineapple pieces. Some use coarsely ground or crushed puree which is also fine. Choose based on your preference.
Next for the flavor, restaurants use few drops of pineapple syrup/essence which is not necessary at home. You can add a few drops of natural food color of your choice like me which is again optional.
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Pineapple kesari | Pineapple sheera | How to make Pineapple kesari bath
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Cooking pan
Ingredients
- 1 Cup = 240ml/200g
- 1 cup Sooji Rava
- 1 cup Pineapple (sweet, chopped)
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tbsp Cashews (or almonds/raisins)
- ¾ cups Sugar
- 3 cups water
- 1 drop saffron color
- 1 pinch Salt
Instructions
Preparation:
- Slice off the skin of the pineapple and chop finely. We need one cup of pineapple pieces for one cup of sooji rava.
- Taste a piece of the fruit. If it is sweet we can reduce the amount of sugar by 1/4 cup. Incase of sour pineapple then you may have to use an equal amount of sugar to rava. That means one cup of sugar for one cup sooji.
Recipe:
- First, in a pan heat a tbsp ghee and fry 2 tbsp of broken cashew nuts. You can also use raisins, almonds, or other nuts/seeds.
- To the same pan, measure and add one cup of sooji rava and fry.
- Roast the rava in medium heat for few minutes in ghee.
- Don't allow the sooji to change in color. Switch off and set aside.
How to make pineapple kesari bath:
- In another large cooking pan, add three cups of water. Use the same cup to measure rava, sugar and water. I used the US measure 1 cup(approx. 200g/240ml).
- Let the water boil and add 3/4 cup of sugar. Add 1 cup incase the pineapple you use is sour and not sweet. I had the sweetest pineapple hence I used only 3/4 cup of sugar.
- Add a drop of natural food color(saffron or yellow) and mix.
- When the sugar dissolves completely in the water, add a cup of finely chopped pineapple.
- Let the pineapple cook in sugar water for five minutes until it becomes soft. Put a pinch of salt to enhance the sweet taste.
- Next, add the roasted rava and cashews gradually into the sugar pineapple water.
- Mix quickly while adding rava to avoid lumps formation.
- Keep the heat to low settings. Mix well, cover with a lid and let the rava cook on low heat.
- Sooji gets cooked very quickly hence keep an eye, mix once or twice in between.
- Cover again and cook the kesari for around 8 minutes until the rava absorbs the water completely.
- By the time sooji and pineapple cooked soft and smooth, blend well with each other.
- Open the lid, add a tsp of cardamom powder and mix.
- Finally, add two tbsp of ghee, mix well and switch off.
- Serve the smooth and sweet Karnataka special pineapple kesari warm with breakfast or chilled for snacks.
Video
Notes
1) Use well ripe and sweet tasting pineapple to make this pineapple sheera. Sour pineapple may require more sugar than necessary.
2) Next while cleaning the pineapple please make sure there are no thorns left out. And you can use coarse ground pineapple instead of finely chopped pieces.
Nutrition
Preparation:
- Slice off the skin of the pineapple and chop finely. We need one cup of pineapple pieces for one cup of sooji rava.
- Taste a piece of the fruit. If it is sweet we can reduce the amount of sugar by 1/4 cup. Incase of sour pineapple then you may have to use an equal amount of sugar to rava. That means one cup of sugar for one cup of sooji.
Recipe:
- First, in a pan heat a tbsp ghee and fry 2 tbsp of broken cashew nuts. You can also use raisins, almonds or other nuts/seeds.
- To the same pan, measure and add one cup of sooji rava and fry.
- Roast the rava in medium heat for few minutes in ghee.
- Don’t allow the sooji to change in color. Switch off and set aside.
How to make pineapple kesari bath:
- In another large cooking pan, add three cups of water. Use the same cup to measure rava, sugar and water. I used the US measure 1 cup(approx. 200g/240ml).
- Let the water boil and add 3/4 cup of sugar. Add 1 cup incase the pineapple you use is sour and not sweet. I had the sweetest pineapple hence I used only 3/4 cup of sugar.
- Add a drop of natural food color(saffron or yellow) and mix.
- When the sugar dissolves completely in the water, add a cup of finely chopped pineapple.
- Let the pineapple cook in sugar water for five minutes until it becomes soft. Put a pinch of salt to enhance the sweet taste.
- Next, add the roasted rava and cashews gradually into the sugar pineapple water.
- Mix quickly while adding rava to avoid lumps formation.
- Keep the heat to low settings. Mix well, cover with a lid and let the rava cook on low heat.
- Sooji gets cooked very quickly hence keep an eye, mix once or twice in between.
- Cover again and cook the kesari for around 8 minutes until the rava absorbs the water completely.
- By the time sooji and pineapple cooked soft and smooth, blend well with each other.
- Open the lid, add a tsp of cardamom powder and mix.
- Finally, add two tbsp of ghee, mix well and switch off.
- Serve the smooth and sweet Karnataka special pineapple kesari warm with breakfast or chilled for snacks.
Tips:
1) Use well ripe and sweet tasting pineapple to make this pineapple sheera. Sour pineapple may require more sugar than necessary.
2) Next while cleaning the pineapple please make sure there are no thorns left out. And you can use coarse ground pineapple instead of finely chopped pieces.
