Rava No Sheero/Shiro

Gujarati food is normally made up of an assortment of dishes and side dishes.A Normal gujarati lunch will have rotli,dal,bhaat(rice),shaak(vegetable),kachumber(salad),sambharo,farsaan and mithai(sweet).The dinner will consist of mostly khichdi,bhakhri,chaas(buttermilk) and some sort of pickle.

I'll start my blog with posting a mithai "RAVA NO SHEERO".This generally reminds all gujaratis of "satyanarayan ni katha" ,which cannot be imagined without this prasad at end.This is also made as a prasad for Navrati, on AATHAM(eight day of the navratri festival) with channa puri for kuwarikas(little girls).I make it for AASHTAMI every year.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Rawa.
2. 1 cup Sugar.
3. 1 cup Ghee.
4. 3 cups Milk(Boiled).
5. 2 table spoons elaichi powder(cardamom).
6. 1/2 cup blanched badam(almonds),cut into thin strips.
7. 1/4 cup blanched pista(pistachio),cut into thin strips.
8. 1/4 cup kaju(cashewnuts).

Method:

1. Mix 1 cup Rawa and 1 cup Ghee in a pan and roast it over slow flame stir the mixture continuously.
2. Add sugar and milk to the roasted rava and stir continuosly on a slow flame.
3. After some time the milk and sugar will get mixed with the rawa.
4. At this point add all the dry fruits(keep some aside for Garnish) with powdered elaichi and mix well.
5. Garnish with the dry fruits and serve hot.

RAVA NO SHEERO

Variation/Tip:

• The milk in the recipe can be replaced by water.
• The rava in the recipe can be replaced by "ghaun no lot" (wheat flour).If the sheero is made with wheat flour it is called "ghaun na lot no sheero".
• To get blanched almonds and pista soak them overnight remove their skin and cut them into thin strips.If you forget to soak them overnight then,take some hot/boiling water in a bowl,soak almonds/pista and cover the lid of the bowl.soak them for half an hour.
• The quantity of dry fruits can be increased or decreased as per individual's taste.