Poha kesari

 Poha kesari is a simple easy sweet.

Ingredients:

Poha/ aval - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1cup

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Cashews - few

Dry grapes - few

Kesari powder ( saffron coloring powder) - a bit

Method:

1. Add 1tsp of ghee into a pan and fry the cashews and dry grapes and keep aside.
2. Fry poha in the pan stirring continuously till it changes the color slightly. 
   
   
   
3. Grind it into a coarse powder.
   
   
   
4. Boil the water and add coarse poha powder slowly by one hand and keep stirring with the other hand.
5. once it starts boiling add the saffron color, cardamom powder and keep cooking.
6. Add sugar once it starts thickening slightly.
7. Add ghee and keep stirring. 
8. Keep stirring till it thickens and comes out with out sticking to the sides of the pan.
9. Transfer it into a bowl and add roasted cashews and dry grapes.
10. You can add pineapple essence if you like the flavour