Kesari Recipe (Indian Quick Recipes)
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Tarla Dalal
• Updated : Jul 02, 2025
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Kesari is a wonderful low-calorie dessert made of milk solids blended with icing sugar and spices. A generous garnish of chopped almonds and pistachios adds to the rich-feel of this saffron-tinged sweet.
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Preparation Time
2 Mins
Cooking Time
7 Mins
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Total Time
9 Mins
Makes
2 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 3 cups milk
- 1/4 tsp citric acid (nimbu ka phool)
- 6 to 8 tbsp icing sugar
- a pinch of cardamom (elaichi) powder
- a few saffron (kesar) strands , dissolved in a little
- a pinch of grated nutmeg (jaiphal)
For The Garnish
- chopped almond (badam)
- chopped pistachios
Method
- Bring the milk to a boil and remove from the heat.
- Dissolve the citric acid in 1/4 cup of warm water.
- Add it to the milk, stir gently and wait for 2 to 3 minutes till the milk curdles.
- Strain out all the whey.
- Put the milk solids into a blender, add the icing sugar, cardamom powder, saffron and nutmeg and blend to a smooth paste.
- Pour into serving bowls and chill.
- Serve chilled, garnished with chopped almonds and pistachios.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 423 Calories |
| Protein | 12.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.0 g |
| Fat | 19.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 48 mg |
| Sodium | 57 mg |
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shreya_the foodie
Feb. 22, 2021, 12:57 a.m.
Nice quick dessert which is thick in consistency and tastes like paneer flavored with saffron and cardamom.
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