Kesari Bhaat | Rice Based Indian Dessert Recipe | Ruchi's Kitchen

Watch how to make Kesari Bhaat, a delicious dessert recipe by Ruchi Bharani.

Kesari Bhaat is a very popular rice based dessert which is popular across the country. It is a cuisine of Karnataka and is popular during festivals like Ugadi. Check out Ruchi Bharani's take on this popular dessert.

Ingredients: 

1 cup rice

Cardamom Powder

1 tbsp ghee

2 cinnamon, 2 cloves, 4 pepper corns

2 cups of cashew nuts and raisins

1 1/2 cups of sugar

1 1/2 cups water

Kesar

Few drops of yellow colour

Method:

- In a pot of bpoiling water, add the soaked basmati rice. 

- Add the cloves, peppercorn and the cinnamon sticks. Let the rice cook for about 8 - 10 minutes.

- Once cooked, drain it out from the hot water.

- Add the rice back into the same pot.

- Add the sugar, saffron strands and turn on the flame. Mix the rice and sugar and cook until the sugar melts properly. 

- Give it a light stir. When you feel that 50% of the water has evaporated, get it off the flame. 

- Roast few cashewnuts and raisins with some ghee. Turn off the flame and give it a slight colour. Then add this to the rice. 

- Also add little cardamom powder and give it a nice stir. 

- Add few drops of colour to it. 

- Give the rice atleast 1 hour resting time. Then serve it chilled or you can also warm it up. 

Director: Suchandra Basu

Camera: Kawaldeep Singh Jangwal, Manjeet Katariya

Editing: Dinesh Shetty

Creative Head: Kavya Krishnaswamy

Producer: Rajjat A. Barjatya

Copyrights: Rajshri Entertainment Private Limited

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