Jackfruits can make for a sheer treat of variety; we've a soft and gooey kesari or sheera made with this seasonal fruit that's easy to make.
Ingredients
1 cup vermicelli
¼ cup ghee
1 cup chopped jackfruit
1 ½ cup sugar
1 ½ cups boiling water
1 ½ cups milk
10 halved cashew nuts
Preparation
Take 2 tbsp ghee and fry the vermicelli till almost golden in colour
In the meantime, keep the hot water and milk ready and add to the vermicelli
Allow to cook for five minutes on medium flame and add half of the remaining ghee
Add the sugar and stir well. Add the remaining ghee and the jackfruit pieces and cook till all the ingredients blend well
In another pan heat 1 tbsp ghee and fry the cashew nuts
Top the kesari with the roasted cashew nuts and serve
(The author is a food blogger who blogs @www.hottavasandovens.blogspot.in)
