vegan rava kesari is quick and delicious dessert !
How to make a veganized Indian Dessert?
There is nothing better than a warm and sweet dessert with coffee, especially on a cold wintery day. That’s my inspiration today for making Vegan Rava Kesari. Its called “Kesari Bath” in local dialect in Karnataka and it is my personal favorite dish to make with Semolina (Rava). It’s a traditional Indian dessert that is typically made with lots of ghee. So, as I was trying out vegan options for ghee, I struck gold with my combination of coconut milk and other ingredients I have listed here.
In my vegan journey thus far, I have definitely been delighted by the way this recipe has turned out. After all, it is possible to prepare awesome desserts without dairy!
So much that it has become a huge hit in my family. It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. So, when you have guests to entertain on short notice, Vegan Rava Kesari is the way to go. One little side note on that is you will need to have the ingredients readily available. Of all the ingredients I have listed, saffron strands might be the hardest one to get. But I can tell you from personal experiences and trials that it is definitely worth the extra effort. The aroma of saffron is just heavenly.
Ingredients:
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- 1 cup Rava( semolina)
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- 1 cup of canned coconut milk
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- 1 1/4 cup water
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- 2 saffron strands
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- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
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- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
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- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 10 cashews( optional)
Directions:
Place a pan over medium heat with 2 tsp olive oil and roast the rava or semolina. You can easily tell from the aroma. Place the semolina on a plate and let it cool. In the same pan, boil 1 ¼ cup water and 1 cup coconut milk and drop the saffron strands in them.
When it starts to boil, add the roasted semolina. Stir well to remove any lumps. After about 3-4 minutes of constant stirring, add sugar and olive oil and continue to stir. Continue to stir until all the ingredients are evenly mixed. Now, add cardamom powder and roasted cashews to it and mix well.
Vegan Rava Kesari is ready!
Try my other vegan desserts Like Almond Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies, Finger millet Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies.
Vegan Rava Kesari
Ingredients
- 1 cup rava semolina
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 2 saffron strands
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 10 cashews optional
Instructions
- Place a pan over medium heat with 2 tsp olive oil and roast the rava or semolina. You can easily tell from the aroma. Place the semolina on a plate and let it cool.
- In the same pan, boil 1 ¼ cup water and 1 cup coconut milk and drop the saffron strands in them.
- When it starts to boil, add the roasted semolina. Stir well to remove any lumps.
- After about 3-4 minutes of constant stirring, add sugar and olive oil and continue to stir.
- Continue to stir until all the ingredients are evenly mixed.
- Now, add cardamom powder and roasted cashews to it and mix well.
I love your vegan choice of ingredients, Uma. As you can imagine, rava kesari was a sweet that I grew up with. In the northern part of India, suji halwa is made with milk instead and lots of lots of ghee. This recipe with coconut milk and olive oil is a brilliant and healthier twist to this classic.
Thank you Maria:) Yes it’s tough to replace the ghee, but nothing is impossible:)
Looks great… Love the addition of coconut milk ☺
Thank you ?
Hi… Can we substitute olive oil with some other oil???
Hi Gayathri, You can substitute with other oil. But it won’t taste good as much as with olive oil. Try with refined coconut oil, because it has no coconut scent. That might be better. Believe me I have tried with all the oil options, finally i got delicious recipe with olive oil option. Hope this will help you. Happy cooking!
I had been searching for this ever since I turned vegan, any particular olive oil like virgin , refined or cold pressed etc. can I use olive oil used for Italian cooking which has a strong flavour. Will it show up in the final product ?
Hi Aparna. You can use any kind of oil which is fragrant free. I used light olive oil, some time I use corn oil. Hope this will help you. Good luck!