Here is an easy rava kesari recipe in a pressure cooker for beginners. This is a super soft, fool proof, lump free, beginners friendly recipe with perfect ratio of Rava, Sugar, Water and Ghee. It is a go to sweet/ Dessert in any Indian family because of its simple ingredients. we call it as Rava Kesari in Tamil, Kesaribath in Kannada and Sheera in Hindi. This pressure cooker rava kesari recipe was in my try list for years.
At last I made it for New year celebration in my new stainless steel 1.5 liters small Hawkins pressure cooker by referring Jeyashris kitchen and some other recipes. Its so easy to make and came out really well in my first attempt itself. I would say its a beginners friendly recipe. Just follow the ingredients measurements, ratio and method carefully. You will get perfect, soft rava kesari without lumps to serve your family and guest. You can try the same in instant pot as well.
Mostly people use 1:3 ratio of rava and water for Kesari recipe. But I use 1:4 to make it without lumps and super soft. Also 1:2 ratio of Rava and sugar is followed by many but I use little less according to my family’s taste. So please adjust the quantity of water and sugar as per your need. I have used sugar in this recipe. You can also use jaggery instead. Friends, do try this easy rava kesari recipe in pressure cooker. I am sure you will love it and do this often in your kitchen. Ok, lets see the recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Do check out my Hotel style kesari recipe and other varieties below.
Rava Kesari Recipe – Pressure cooker Rava Kesari Recipe
Ingredients
To roast in ghee
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil
- 10 Cashew nuts
- ½ cup Rava / Sooji / Semolina / Bombay Rava You can also use Chiroti rava
To boil
- ¾ cup Sugar Use 1 cup for more sweetness
- 1.75 cups Water You can use 1.5 cups for fluffy kesari
- ½ tsp Cardamom powder
- 1 pinch Orange food color
Instructions
- Heat oil+ ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cashews and rava.
- Roast till cashews turn light golden in color. Do it patiently in medium flame. It takes 3 to 5 minutes. By the time cashews are roasted, Rava would be roasted well with nice flavor. Make sure you don't burn anything.
- While this roasting in process, switch on another burner, place a vessel to make sugar syrup. Add in sugar, water, cardamom powder and saffron threads.
- Let the water comes to roll boil vigorously. Switch off the flame.
- In the mean time, rava would be roasted well. Switch off the flame.
- Add the boiled sugar syrup to the roasted rava in pressure cooker. Remember flame is OFF.
- As soon as you add boiling water, rava sizzles, splashes and boils well. Be careful while adding water. Add all the water, mix well and close the cooker lid tightly. Put the weight valve.
- Let it rest for 20 minutes. Rava would be cooked well and soft. Open the lid.
- You will see the glossy Kesari with ghee seperated on top. Mix gently and scoop it.
- Serve warm and enjoy.
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