Pineapple Sheera

A lot of pineapple here in the market , so decided to make pineapple sheera. This is a rich preparation with cashew nuts, pure homemade ghee , pineapple pieces and pineapple puree having a sweet and tangy flavor.
  • Passive
    0 minutes
  • Prep
    5 minutes
  • Cook
    20 minutes
  • Servings
    4 People

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Fine Semolina (Rawa)
  • 4 cloves
  • 1/2 cup Granulated white sugar
  • 1 cup Fresh pineapple pieces (cut into small pieces or use canned pineapple)
  • 3-4 tbsp Cashew Nuts (roasted)
  • 1/2 cup Pure ghee (clarified butter, I used homemade ghee)
  • 2 drops Pineapple essence (optional )
  • Salt (as per taste)
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • 1 In a vessel, dry roast the rawa with the cloves.
  • 2 Roast rawa till you get a nice aroma and rawa changes color to light brown. (Make sure not to make it too brown). Keep the rawa aside in another bowl.
  • 3 In the same vessel, add 2 cups water along with the sugar and pineapple pieces. Bring it to a boil. Cover vessel and cook on low to medium flame for about 7 minutes.
  • 4 After 7 minutes, remove half of the pineapple bits (reserve half of the pineapple bits in vessel ) and grind them to a paste. Add paste back into vessel. Add the roasted cashewnuts.
  • 5 Add the ghee. Add pineapple essence (if using). Allow ghee to melt.
  • 6 Add the roasted rawa , add salt as per taste.
  • 7 Remove off the flame and quickly mix well and try to remove any rawa lumps that have been formed.
  • 8 Keep back on low flame and cook till water dries up. Add cardamom powder.
  • 9 Keep cooking on low flame till all the sheera comes together as one ball and you see all the ghee oozing.
  • 10 Serve... Enjoy!

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