Pineapple Kesari | Pineapple Sheera

Pineapple kesari is a sweet dish well known in southern India. It is also prepared in other regions of the country where it is called suji halwa, sooji ka halwa, semolina kesari, pineapple kesari bath, rawa Sheera. Pineapple kesari recipe is made from semolina, sugar, clarified butter and pineapple. Most of the ingredients and procedure will be same as basic sheera recipe. Only addition is the pineapple. Here I am sharing a very easy and quick recipe to make Kesari pineapple Sheera. It is used for prasad or can be made as a sweet dish or dessert.


Serves : 5-6 Pax
Prep time : 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins

Ingredients: (1 cup= 250ml)

1 cup rawa/ semolina
3/4 cup sugar or as required
4 tbsp Ghee
1 cup pineapple cut in cubes
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
Raisins / cashew or almonds
A pinch of yellow food colour (optional)
Saffron for garnish (optional)

Method 

• First chop pineapple in small cubes and keep aside 
• In a pan take 1 tbsp ghee fry nuts and raisins. Keep them aside 
• In same pan fry pineapple pieces for about 5 minutes or until the moisture evaporates 
• Add 2 tbsp ghee roast semolina/ rawa in low flame until they turn light brown in colour 
• To this add 2 cup hot water slowly and carefully. It may sizzle since semolina and water both are hot so be careful in handling 
• Mix well. Cover with lid and let it cook for about 5-7 minutes in low flame 
• After 5 – 7 minutes, open lid and add sugar at this stage. Mix well until they caramelize.
• Add yellow food colour which is optional and mix it well.
• Add roasted nuts and pineapple and crushed cardamom powder.
• Give it a nice mix and your delicious mouth watering dessert is ready to be served
• Garnish with nuts or saffron and serve hot 

Note: 

Always use ripe and sweet pineapple. Taste your pineapple first and accordingly adjust the sugar quantity. Mine was really sweet and juicy. So I have used just 3/4 cup of sugar which gives perfect sweetness.