Sabudana kesari | Sagu kesari

Kesari is a delicious melt in the mouth sweet made with rava aka semolina, fruits like pineapple, ghee, dry fruits and saffron.

Late to the party as usual….Tamil new year just past and I was busy over the weekend with cooking and all the celebrations….no time to post… The menu was the usual vadai, payasam, Sambar… But I had planned on doing something different for the sweet dish and for once had prepped ahead .. (I usually forget soaking stuff and regret later 🙈🙈… But not this time 😀)

I had soaked my sabudana/sago the previous night to make Kesari or halwa with sabudana this new year… I added turmeric for the natural color and cooked it in ghee. The key is well soaked sabudana that is not sticky..
It’s a simple and tasty dish that brings something new to the table. Me and my family really enjoyed this sweet dish.

I love Sabudana Kichidi, is one of the most popular recipes made of sabudana followed by sabudana vada both of which taste amazing. As much as I love to eat the kichidi I hardly used to make it at home because most of the times the soaked sabudana would half dissolve and get very sticky when cooked.

I then learnt few tricks to getting the perfect texture –

Wash the sabudana thoroughly to remove excess starch this is very important step. Then soak for 5-6 hrs with just enough water do not add tooo much water which makes the kernels mushy.When well soaked, drain the kernels on dry them on a clean kitchen towel.

Wola you have nice and fluffy up sabudana kernals ready to turn to a kichdi, keseri or vada….But here I present the recipe of super delicious sabudana kesari

Sabudana Kesari

Sabudana Kesari is a delicious, melt in the mouth desert made with sabudana aka sago cooked in ghee with dry fruits and saffron.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soak for 6 hours
Author ramyaanagu

Ingredients

  • 3/4 th cup to 1 cup sagu/sabudana
  • 3/4 th to 1 cup sugar
  • 2-3 cardamom powdered
  • One big pinch of keser
  • 1 tbs cashew
  • 1 tbs raisens
  • 1/2 tsp turmuric
  • 2 -3 tbs ghee
  • 1 tbs milk or cream of choice

Instructions

  • Soak sago or sabudana for 6-8 hrs. It should mash to the touch.
  • Drain and dry the sago on a cloth or strainer.
  • In a pan add 2 tbs ghee and add the raisins and cashew and roast till golden brown.
  • Now add the turmeric and let it cook for a min.
  • Meanwhile soak the keser in the milk for 5 mins.
  • Add in the soaked Sagu to the pan and mix well.

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