Orange Sheera

Orange Sheera - Vidya Pai

Ingredients:

1 cup kesari rava/fine semolina
2 cups Fresh Orange juice
1 cup Sugar
11/4 cup Ghee/clarified butter
4-5 Cloves/lavang
2 pieces of Cinnamon/dalchini
Cooking Directions

Roast kesari rava,cloves and cinnamon with a cup of ghee on slow fire,until the grains are separated and changes to light brown colour.
In the meantime boil orange juice in a bowl or sauce pan.
Once the roasting is done slowly add the orange juice and keep stirring till the rava absorbs all the juices and cooks well.
Add sugar and continuously stir till all the sugar dissolves completely and no lumps are formed
Now add the remaining ghee little at a time and keep stirring till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Put on a greased plate and cut into desired shape.
Garnish with roasted nuts of your choice.

For orange cups:
Slice top off the navel orange. Run a knife around its interior to hollow it out. Scoop out the orange segments and prepare juice for the pudding. Carve pumpkin face on one side of the orange. Repeat for other oranges. Use a paper towel to gently soak up any remaining juice inside the oranges and its ready..Just fill these cups with the pudding and serve.