I’m excited about this week recipe, it’s Tamil New year. What could stop me on this occasion to feast you all. I came up with a Classic South Indian sweet, Kesari but with a twist. It’s our simple but scrumptious sweet. And the twist -I made 3 distinct flavours to create 3 delicacies to surprise you…😍♥️.
1) Sweet Nutty flavoured Coconut milk Kesari– I made this with regular semolina sautéed in ghee and cooked in coconut milk and tender coconut water, then sweetened with sugar and garnished with nuts and raisins. I used turmeric powder for natural colouring.
2) Vegan, Healthy Poongar rice Kesari-I prepared this with Poongar rice/Women’s rice which I ground to gritty texture like semolina and cooked with coconut oil and jaggery. Here, the rice itself imparts golden brown colour to Kesari. I explained in detail about the health benefits of Women’s Rice in Poongar arisi aval upma and Aval kesari. You can substitute Poongar arisi with any red rice varieties available in the market (follow the same procedure).
3) Luscious, Creamy Custard Apple Kesari– this is again semolina and milk based kesari but with the inclusion of Custard Apple it elevates the texture and taste to the next level.
