AVAL KESARI

AVAL KESARI 
By: Deepa Sujesh‎
INGREDIENTS :-

Aval(Poha) - 1/2 cup(I used thick variety)
Ghee - 3 tbsp
Sugar - as per your taste
Cashews & Raisins - 1 tsp each
Water - 1/2 cup
Saffron - 1/8 tsp(soaked in a tbsp of warm milk) (optional)
Orange Food Color - a small pinch (optional)

METHOD :-

Rinse poha well and set aside for sometime to dry.Then coarse grind poha in a mixer.Heat a tsp ghee in a pan - fry cashews and raisins will golden brown,set aside. Then in the same pan add poha and roast it for 3mins until nice aroma comes,Set aside.In the same pan boil water , once it starts boiling add poha and let it turn soft.Then add sugar and food color(add the foodcolor to water and then add to ensure even spreading).
The sugar will start melting, once it gets dissolved add ghee and keep stirring until it comes as a hole mass without sticking to the pan.Finally add saffron milk, fried cashew raisins and switch off.
I DOESNT ADD FOOD COLOR.DATS Y ITS IN ORGINAL COLOR.