Burgol Kesari

For those who want a change, who want something new!...Heres a new "Kesari"!

Unlike the usual kesari made from Semolina (Sooji/Rava), i have used Burgol for this discovery of mine. Yes, it is easy to make, simple to eat, all the more palatable and healthy too!

You Need:

Burgol (Broken Wheat/Wheat Rava/Gothumai Ravai): 1 cup
sugar: 3/4 - 1 cup (as per your taste)
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Saffron/Kesar Powder - a pich for the color & aroma
Ghee - 3 tbs
Fennel Seed Powder - a pinch (optional, you can even use clove powder/ or aniseed powder)
Cardamom - 3 pcs
Cashew Nuts - 4-5 pcs
Raisins - 4-5 pcs
a pinch of salt

Method:

1. Using 1 tsp of ghee, roast the bargol, cashew nuts, raisins, cardamom along with Fennel Seeds Powder, and keep aside

2. Now bring water to boil along with the saffron powder and salt

3. Now, add the roasted bargol along with other items

4. stir well without any lumps

5. close the lid and allow the burgol to cook  (process similar to rava kesari/ or rava upuma)

6. Now, when burgol is fully cooked with all water being absorbed, add the sugar and rest of the ghee

7. Turn-off stove after 3 minutes, or when sugar/ghee separates in the pan (when reaches the kesari consistency)

8. Top-it-up with few more ghee-roasted nuts (optional) and enjoy!