Pineapple Sheera Recipe | Pineapple Kesari Recipe | Pineapple Halwa | Startup Cooking

 PINEAPPLE SHEERA RECIPE | PINEAPPLE KESARI RECIPE | PINEAPPLE HALWA | STARTUP COOKING

Sheera is an Indian dessert similar to pudding. It is usually prepared with sooji, ghee and sugar. It's a very simple dessert but delicious in taste. 

Pineapple sheera is just a twist to the regular version adding a cup of pineapple chunks, you may use pineapple puree also. Pineapple sheera is very popular dessert in South India in the name of Pineapple Kesari, usually made on auspicious occasions and festivals. This mouth watering dessert is cooked with pineapple, rava, water, saffron, ghee, cashews and cardamom powder. This recipe is easy to prepare and made under 30 minutes. 

Some people, milk is used instead of water to cook sheera for rich flavor, but there are chances for milk to curdle due to the sourness of pineapple. I recommend to use the water to cook pineapple.

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Pineapple sheera also called as pineapple halwa in Maharashtra,  pineapple kesari in Tamil Nadu, pineapple kesari bath in Karnataka. For better results, I highly recommend to use the fresh pineapple for this recipe, you can add pineapple chunks or pineapple puree and add a pinch of saffron for natural kesar color. Do not add food color. 

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RECIPE FOR PINEAPPLE KESARI

Coarse        : Dessert

Cuisine       : Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 10 min

Cook Time  : 20 min

Total Time   : 30 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup ghee - splitted

• 1/2 cup rava or sooji or semolina

• 3 tbsp cashews

• 1.5 tbsp raisins

• 1 cup pineapple chunks - cut into small pieces

• 2 cup water

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/8 tsp saffron

• 1/8 tsp green cardamom powder

PROCEDURE

• heat a tsp of ghee in a pan

• add rava or sooji

• fry on a low medium heat until it turns aromatic

• transfer the roasted rava on to a plate and keep aside

• heat a tbsp of ghee in the same pan

• add cashews

• fry on low flame until they turn golden brown

• now add raisins and fry until they turn puff up

• transfer the roasted cashews and raisins to a plate and keep aside

• heat a tsp of ghee in the same pan

• add pineapple chunks and saute for 3 minutes

• add water, sugar and saffron

• mix well

• cover and boil for 3-4 minutes or until the pineapple softens

• once the water starts to boil, add roasted rava and stir continuously without forming any lumps

• cover and cook on low medium flame

• once the rava is absorbed all the water, add remaining ghee and cardamom powder

• mix well and cook for another 1-2 minute or until the ghee starts to release from the kesari

• switch off the flame and then add roasted cashews and raisins

• mix well

• serve pineapple sheera or pineapple kesari hot or warm

NOTES

• if you do not prefer pineapple chunks, then you can add pineapple puree
• if you don't have saffron, add a pinch of yellow food color
• roast the rava well in ghee or else there is a chances of getting lumps while making kesari

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PINEAPPLE SHEERA WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTO RECIPE

heat a tsp of ghee in a pan

add rava

roast well on low medium flame until it turns aromatic, keep aside

heat a tbsp of ghee

add cashews and roast well until it turns golden brown

add raisins and fry well, keep aside

heat a tsp of ghee in the pan

add pineapple chunks

saute for 3 minutes in the ghee

add water

add sugar

add saffron

mix well, cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the pineapple softens

water starts to boil

add roasted rava

stir well without forming any lumps

cover and cook on low medium flame

rava is absorbed all the water

add remaining ghee and cardamom powder

mix well and cook for another 2 minutes

ghee starts to release from the kesari, switch off the flame

add roasted cashews and raisins

combine well with the pineapple kesari

serve hot or warm

Pineapple sheer / pineapple kesari / pineapple halwa

taste delicious