Casari

A rich semolina and milk sweet, cut into squares and generously garnished with almonds, cashewnuts and raisins.

Ingredients

1 cup Semolina
7 tbsp sugar a few strands of saffron
2 green cardamoms
7 tbsp ghee
10-12 cashewnuts
a pinch salt
1/2 cup milk
10-12 raisins
10 almonds slivered and blanched.








Method
1. Combine sugar and one and a quarter cups of hot water in a pan over low heat, stirring until the syrup gets a golden colour. Remove from heat and keep aside.
2. Soak saffron strands in a tbsp of hot water. Remove the seeds from the cardamom pods and discard the pods.
3. Heat ghee in a kadai and fry cashewnuts till golden. Drain and keep aside.
4. Fry semolina in the same ghee until brown. Add the sugar syrup, salt, milk, cardamom seeds, raisins, fried cashews and soaked saffron and mix well.
5. Cook over low heat till mixture thickens. Grease a dish with butter. Spread mixture on the greased dish.
6. Leave it to cool. Garnish with almonds. Cut into desired shapes and serve.


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