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Mango Kesari

June 9, 2017 by Swathi

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Delicious mango kesari made with luscious fresh mango, ghee roasted semolina, cashew nuts  with exotic touch of saffron and cardamom

It has been a while since I made some Indian sweets. I bake cookies or cakes for kids. Nowadays I am not making sweets because my kids are not that fan of it. Secondly my hubby won’t touch it as he is diabetic. Since I had some mango in hand and combined with the desire to make a sweet, I decided to make mango Kesari.

Kesari is the one dish my aunt (dad’s sister) made whenever she had a guest. Within less than 30 minutes she would make delicious Kesari. However I never learnt from her at that time and only enjoyed eating it at that time. She makes Kesari with semolina, sugar and ghee. I decided to make use of my ataulfo mango as they are really juicy and sweet and have no fibers. I buy them whenever it is possible.


In north Indian, the counterpart to Kesari is Sheera. I have made it earlier here is the recipe. In the early days Kesari was only made without any extra add-ons like fruits. Now people are making with fruit, pineapple kesari, mango kesari, are few. For a curiosity I typed chocolate kesari recipe thinking that there will not be any. Trust me there are recipes of that too. Anyway I am not to going make it.


This is simple to make; first you need to make mango puree, and then fry semolina in ghee yes don’t skip that part as it gives aromatic smell and taste. Then with mango puree cook the semolina. You can increase the sugar if you want really sweet semolina. I made it with less sugar, nowadays I also prefer that. Also only added cashew nuts, you can add raisins also. I skipped it. I didn’t add any food color. I used only saffron to give natural color.
Give it a try if you like semolina. Always choose good ripe sweet mango; that is key part.

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Mango Kesari
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

Delicious mango kesari made with luscious fresh mango, ghee roasted semolina, cashew nuts with exotic touch of saffron and cardamom

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Swathi(Ambujom Saraswathy)
Ingredients
  • 1 cup mango puree (1 ½ cup chopped mango)
  • 5 cardamom seed
  • ½ cup /100g sugar (Increase the sugar to ¾ -1 cup if you want)
  • ¾ cup / 150g semolina/fine rava
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 ½ cup water
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 15 roasted cashews
Instructions
  1. First make mango puree with fresh chopped mango, cardamom and sugar and set aside.
  2. In a sauce pan heat water and when it starts boiling add saffron and set aside.
  3. In a small skillet heat ghee and roast the semolina/rava until raw smell goes for about 5 minutes.
  4. Then add mango puree and continue cook for another 6 minutes.
  5. Then add the saffron water and continue cook until entire water is absorbed and Mango Kesari leaves from the sides of pan. Add roasted cashews. (if you want you can add ghee fried raisins)
  6. Enjoy
Recipe Notes

First make mango puree  with sugar and cardamom like this

Heat water in sauce pan when it starts boiling add saffron.

In a small skillet heat ghee and fry the semolina/rava

roast  for about 5 minutes

To this add mango puree and  cook for another 5 minutes

Then add saffron water to mixture

Cook until water is reduced

 

Then mix everything once again.

Enjoy

 

 

 

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  1. Adriana Lopez Martn says

    June 10, 2017 at 5:04 am

    Indian cuisine is so wonderful and surprising. This dessert looks so good I wish I coudl try it now =)

  2. Christine says

    June 10, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    I’ve never had Kesari before, but these look delicious! Love the mango flavor. Definitely want to try this recipe!

  3. Tina Dawson | Love is in my tummy says

    June 10, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    How fun is this! I’ve only ever had pineapple kesari – but mango sounds even more delicious!

  4. Veena Azmanov says

    June 10, 2017 at 7:42 pm

    I have not eaten a delicious Kesari dessert in a long long time. This mango sounds not just refreshing but also so delish. Pinning to try later.

  5. Molly Kumar says

    June 11, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    Awee, these look so cute and totally delicious. I love semolina halwa and this is such a great way of combining mango in it.

  6. Byron Thomas says

    June 11, 2017 at 12:25 pm

    I just love reading about your recipe inspiration. And I also love how completely surprising and delicious Indian cuisine can be. It’s hard to find good mango where I live, but I will certainly try this dish when I find good, ripe mango again.

  7. Ritu Ahuja says

    June 11, 2017 at 1:47 pm

    Wow dear!! this is my all time favourite. It looks super delicious. Yum.

  8. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says

    June 11, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    These are very intriguing. I have never tried anything like this before. Indian cuisine is so full of flavour, so I do think I would like these for sure.

  9. [email protected] says

    June 11, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    I’ve never had kesari before but I love the flavors in this. I would definitely try this. Oh I also am loving the silverware in your picture 🙂

  10. Amanda says

    June 11, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    This sounds so delicious. I love mango but I’ve never cooked with semolina before. But this sounds easy enough to give it a try.
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  11. Sundari says

    June 12, 2017 at 3:33 pm

    Love Kesari and this mango flavaoured one is too tempting!

  12. Sarah says

    June 12, 2017 at 8:18 pm

    These look so delicious and the color is gorgeous! What a great way to use mango!

  13. Daniela Anderson says

    June 12, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    I’m not too familliar with the Indian cuisine, apart from some really good curries, I have not had much else, but this mango kesari sounds yummy. My husband is crazy about mangoes, he would really love it.

  14. Kylee from Kylee Cooks says

    June 15, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    I love indian desserts – they have such gorgeous color, and fantastic flavor! I can’t wait to give this a try!
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About Swathi

SwathiWelcome to Zesty South Indian Kitchen, I am Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy) who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. I am mom to two wonderful young kids, and has a wonderful loving husband who gives a up or down vote to the food . All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.

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