Semiya Kesari Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	20 min
Total time	30 min
Serves	4 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 1 cup vermicelli / semiya
• 2 tbsp cashew / kaju
• 1 tbsp raisins / kishmish
• 2 cup water
• 2 tbsp saffron / kesar water
• ½ cup sugar
• pinch orange food colour
• ¼ tsp cardamom / elachi powder

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Instructions

1. firstly, roast 1 cup vermicelli in 2 tbsp ghee on a low flame.
2. roast till the semiya turns golden brown in colour. keep aside.
3. now in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast 2 tbsp cashew and 1 tbsp raisins.
4. once they turn golden brown, keep aside.
5. now to the same kadai add 2 cup water and 2 tbsp saffron water. to prepare saffron water, soak few strands of saffron / kesar in 2 tbsp of warm water for 30 minutes.
6. once the water comes to a boil, add roasted semiya and stir well.
7. boil for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
8. further, simmer for 5 minutes or till the semiya absorbs all the water.
9. once the semiya gets cooked completely, add ½ cup sugar and pinch orange food colour.
10. mix well, dissolving sugar completely.
11. continue to cook for further 5 minutes to absorb all the sugar.
12. add in ¼ tsp cardamom and roasted cashew and raisins. mix well.
13. finally, serve semiya kesari garnished with more kesar if required.

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Notes

• firstly, roast the semiya on low flame, else it may burn or turn sticky while cooking.
• also, adjust the amount of sugar based on your sweet tooth.
• additionally, adding food colour is optional. however, it makes more appealing.
• finally, semiya kesari recipe tastes great when prepared with homemade ghee.