RICE KESARI BATH | SAFFRON GHEE RICE

Rice Kesari Bath or Saffron Ghee Rice is a rich and classic dessert enhanced with aromatic flavors from saffron and loads of ghee or brown butter.

This year, I have been super excited about celebrating festivals because of my little one. His way of having a good time and his enthusiasm for learning new things makes me want to celebrate all festivals in the most traditional way possible. Are you excited about the upcoming Navratri / Dussehra festival? How do you celebrate the Navratri festival?

I have put together a list of main Deities for each day, the main ingredient used in each day’s bhog and its importance according to scriptures plus a small description of what it means. You can check out the entire list here Navratri Recipes.

In South India, many devotees read Lalitasahasranama during Navratri. The verses in this text reveal that Goddess Durga (Lalita) can be pleased by offering rice-based dishes on each day of Navratri.

I will be posting 9 different rice recipes from today so you can prepare it from day 1, offer to goddess Lakshmi and serve to your family and friends in the form of prasadam.

The key ingredients used to prepare this rice are saffron and ghee. By offering ghee or bhog prepared in ghee, devotees are believed to be blessed with good health.

There are many ways in which this dish is prepared. This is my way and I love to make it this way 🙂 The secret here is more the ghee better the taste 🙂 I love additional crunch in my dessert so I always add lots of dried fruits and nuts. Feel free to customize as per your taste.

Traditionally basmati rice is used to prepare this dish. But it tastes equally good with regular rice.

Soak the saffron strands in a tablespoon of water or milk. Roast the dry fruits that you are going to use with ghee and keep it aside. Cook the rice any way you are comfortable with. Once the rice is cooked using a fork, just spread it to separate the grains. Keep this aside. To enhance the flavor and if you like the aroma of cloves feel free to add 1 or 2 while cooking the rice.

In a pan, add ghee and rice and mix well. Next add the sugar, soaked saffron and saute it on medium-low flame for about 6 to 10 minutes or until ghee starts leaving sides of the pan. Check for the sweetness and add more if required. The correct ratio for rice and sugar is 1:1, but I like it a little less sweet so reduced it by 2 tablespoon so vary accordingly.

Add cardamom powder, roasted dry fruits and nuts, and mix well. Switch off the flame.

You are done!! It tastes so good that once you start eating you will finish it off in no time!!

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Rice Kesari Bath / Saffron Ghee Rice

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Rice Kesari Bath or Saffron Ghee Rice is a rich and classic dessert enhanced with aromatic flavors from saffron and loads of ghee or brown butter.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Course Dessert, sweets

Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup Rice
• 5 tablespoon Ghee / Brown butter
• 7 to 8 strands Saffron
• ¼ cup + 2 tbsp Sugar check tips
• ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoon Almonds chopped
• 2 tablespoon Cashews chopped
• 2 tablespoon Raisins chopped

Instructions

 

Step I

• Cook the rice in any method that you are comfortable with ( stove top or pressure cooker). 
• Using fork or fingers just spread it out so that the rice grains are separated. Keep this aside.

Step II

• Heat ghee in a pan on medium to medium-low flame. Add cashews and almonds, and saute. When it starts to turn light golden, using a slotted spoon, transfer it to a plate.
• To the remaining ghee, add raisins and frequently stir till they become plump. Remove them using a slotted spoon and keep aside with cashews and almonds.

Step III

• To the same pan add the cooked rice and mix well. 
• Add sugar, soaked saffron threads, and keep sauteing it on medium to medium-low flame for about 6 to 10 minutes till the ghee starts leaving the sides of the pan. 
• Add cardamom powder, roasted dry fruits and nuts, and mix well. Switch off the flame. 
• Kesari Bath or Saffron Ghee Rice is now ready. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

• The sugar to rice ratio is 1:1. The sweetness was enough for my family so reduced it by 2 tbsp. You can adjust this as per your taste.
• Vary the amount of dry fruits and nuts as per your taste.
• More the ghee, better the taste 🙂 
• Basmati Rice or Jeera Rice is used traditionally. 
• To enhance the flavor you can also add in 2 cloves in the recipe. 

Keyword Brown Butter, Ghee, Kesari Bath, Navratri Recipes, Rava Kesari, Rice, Saffron

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Ingredients

• ½ cup Rice
• 5 tablespoon Ghee / Brown butter
• 7 to 8 strands Saffron
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon Sugar check tips
• ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoon Almonds chopped
• 2 tablespoon Cashews chopped
• 2 tablespoon Raisins chopped

Instructions

Step I

1. Cook the rice in any method that you are comfortable with ( stove top or pressure cooker). 
2. Using fork or fingers just spread it out so that the rice grains are separated. Keep this aside.

Step II

1. Heat ghee in a pan on medium to medium-low flame. Add cashews and almonds, and saute. When it starts to turn light golden, using a slotted spoon, transfer it to a plate.
2. To the remaining ghee, add raisins and frequently stir till they become plump. Remove them using a slotted spoon and keep aside with cashews and almonds.

Step III

1. To the same pan add the cooked rice and mix well. 
2. Add sugar, soaked saffron threads, and keep sauteing it on medium to medium-low flame for about 6 to 10 minutes till the ghee starts leaving the sides of the pan. 
3. Add cardamom powder, roasted dry fruits and nuts, and mix well. Switch off the flame. 
4. Kesari Bath or Saffron Ghee Rice is now ready. Serve and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

• The sugar to rice ratio is 1:1. The sweetness was enough for my family so reduced it by 2 tbsp. You can adjust this as per your taste.
• Vary the amount of dry fruits and nuts as per your taste.
• More the ghee, better the taste  
• Basmati Rice or Jeera Rice is used traditionally. 
• To enhance the flavor you can also add in 2 cloves in the recipe.