Fruits and Nuts Kesari

Starting this year's 1st  post with a sweet dish - fruits & nuts kesari

Ingredients:

Sooji – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 ½ cup

Water – 1 cup

Milk – 1 cup

Apples – ½  cup chopped finely

Ripe Banana – ½ cup chopped fine

Cashews – 10

Raisin– 2 tbs

Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Food Color - a pinch ( I used yellow)

Ghee – 3 tbs

Preparation:

Take 2 tblspn of ghee in a kadai. Add in the cashew, raisins and saute till golden , drain and keep aside.  In the same add in all fruits and saute for few minutes. Meanwhile take a pan add milk and water and bring it to boil, add in the sauted fruits too with food color of your choice. When it boils nicely add this mixed to the roasted rava, mix well and keep stirring. When it starts  thickening, add sugar and mix well. Keep stirring again, now you can add some ghee and cardamom powder and fried nuts and raisin, mix well. Remove from stove and serve hot.