Pink Dragon Fruit Kesari Recipe (Sooji Halwa with Dragon fruit)
The Pink Dragon Fruit Kesari Recipe is a delicious semolina Pudding made with Dragon fruit. The Pink flesh dragon fruit cooked in ghee along with roasted millets, sugar, cardamom ,garnished with Cashew nuts and finally flavored with rose water brings out great taste and flavor to the kesari.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup Pink Flesh Dragon Fruit/Pitaya
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pulp
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1/3 cup Foxtail Millet
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1/4 cup Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
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1 tablespoon Rose water
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1/4 cup Ghee
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1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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1/4 cup Cashew nuts
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Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Pink Dragon Fruit Kesari Recipe, cut the dragon fruit into half
Step 2
We actually need less than 1/2 for a 1/2 cup pulp
Step 3
Scoop it out and chop them into big chunks
Step 4
Grind the dragon fruit without adding any water
Step 5
You will see the seeds still visible, it is just fine as we need that nutty flavor in the final dish
Step 6
There should not be any chunks of dragonfruit left out
Step 7
Take a non-stick pan and dry roast the mixed millets until a nice aroma comes
Step 8
Allow it to cool
Step 9
Add them in the mixer and blending it into coarse powder consistency
Step 10
It need to reach the sooji rava consistency (almost)Take the non-stick pan and in medium flame gas, add 1/2 tablespoon ghee and roast the cashew nuts
Step 11
Once roasted, take the cashew nuts and keep it separately
Step 12
In the same pan, add dragon fruit pulp first and then water and let it boil
Step 13
Once it boils, reduce the gas to low flame and add the millets and keep stirring the kesari continuously without forming lumps
Step 14
Once the dragon fruit kesari becomes thick and the millets are cooked add cardamon powder, sugar and give it a mix
Step 15
At this stage you might see some water coming but it is still fine the dragon fruit kesari will get thicker
Step 16
Once the sugar is mixed and melted add cashew nuts and remaining ghee
Step 17
Finally add the rosewater and give the kesari mix and turn off the heat
Step 18
Serve the Pink Dragon Fruit Kesari warm during festivals like diwali or when you want to make special sunday breakfast for friends and family