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Rava Kesari is an Indian sweet which is very easy to prepare and is generally celebratory fare, whether served as prasadham (blessed food offerings) for minor ritual pujas or at grander affairs. For Palakkad Iyer weddings, rava kesari is always served as the sweet dish for wedding breakfasts.
This sweet is also made as “naivedhyam” (ritualistic offering of food to God before partaking of it)

As it is my very first post in 2010, it want it to be bit sweet. There are only few sweet recipe which I learnt in due course of time and I already blogged about them. So trying something new is always fun and fun doubles when you are trying something which is your favorite since long time. I had rava kesari in past, but after I tasted it in Adayar Ananda Bhavan, I fell in love with it. I like

Idlis have always been my favorite. Not sure if I liked it more because my brother didn’t like it. Well that’s a thing of childhood. While we were young, it was always a case of me not liking what my brother liked to eat. How else do you think, I kept my Amma busy? If Sree likes Pongal, I don’t like it. Sree hates idlis, I simply loved it. And he still hates it! I guess I made sure of this likes and dislikes till I was 10 to 12 years old. This was extended to even vegetables.The ones he ate, I made it a point never to even touch. I do remember saying its very difficult to ruffle his anger, so these were some of the antics I resorted to get him fight with me. Well nothing worked out, expect Amma getting wild at my behavior!

Having crossed that age and having kids of my own, I understand what a challenge it must’ve been to my parents. I was always saying they loved my brother more than me. Now I know how much that must’ve hurt them, cos my Konda says the same now. She feels I …