Beetroot Banana Kesari

This kesari is made with fully ripe banana and beetroot. 

Beetroot Banana Kesari

Recipe by S Kamala
Course: SweetsCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium
Servings

5

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes

This kesari is made with fully ripe banana and beetroot. 

Ingredients

  • Banana (Fully Ripe) – 1

  • Beetroot cut into pieces – 1/2 cup

  • Rawa – 1/2 cup

  • Sugar – 1/2 cup

  • Ghee- 2 to 3 tablespoons

  • Milk – 1/2 cup

  • Cashew Nuts – few

  • Cardamom Powder – a pinch

Directions

  • In a mixie add the beetroot pieces, add 1/2 cup water and grind it to a fine puree. Strain the puree , extract the beetroot juice and store it separately.
  • In a frying pan (kadai) add ghee and rawa. Then fry till nice aroma comes out.
  • Cut the banana into small pieces (or mash it and add) and mix well.
  • Add milk and stir well.
  • Once the milk is absorbed, then add beetroot juice and mix it thoroughly.
  • Then add sugar and stir continuously till it become thick and leaves the sides of the vessel. If necessary add few drops of ghee so that the kesari will come out of the vessel without sticking.
  • Finally add cardamom powder and chopped cashew nuts. Mix well and remove.

13 Comments

  1. We should add only the beetroot juice?

    • Ji Jayanthi,

      In this recipe, I have added beetroot juice to give natural colour to the kesari. You can also use carrot juice and make Carrot Banana Kesari. Or even for normal kesari, we can use fresh veg juices to get natural colour.

  2. Mam , me and my Husband never like Beetroot ,. But after seeing these , i have tried few beetroot recipes which we love to do frequently. Tastier and healthier. Thanks !

  3. Very colourful……will try soon…..

  4. Karthikaraja

    Wow surely I’m goin to try this…….

  5. Sumaya Abraham

    what is Rawa ?

  6. nalini vijay

    vow it is delicious

  7. Dear Mam,
    Should we cook the beetroot and then grind it? Rawa is large size or small size?

  8. Hi mam
    I tried the recipe with out milk…
    It came out well.
    Banana flavor s so good.. I thoroughly enjoyed.

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