Rava Kesari

Ingredients:
Rava - 1 cup
Sugar - 1¾ cup
Water - 3 cups (you may replace part or whole of it with milk)
Cashews - 10 to 15
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
A pinch of food color (optional)

Method:
Roast the rava in a tablespoon of ghee until it has a light golden color and set aside. Fry the cashews in ghee and set aside. Bring 3 cups of water (or milk) to boil, then reduce the flame and add the roasted rava in a steady stream while constantly stirring with a wooden spoon. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken, then add the sugar, cardamom powder, food color and ghee, and mix very well. Add ghee little by little until the kesari leaves the sides of the pan. Stir in cardamom powder and fried cashews. Spread on a greased plate and cut into small pieces or serve warm in a bowl.