Sajjige is a 'colorless form' of Kesaribath/RavaKesari . It is a popular offering/prasad/neivedya item found during Satyanaraya Pooje in Karnataka side. You can make it on any occassion as prasadam and I made this for Navaratri.
I don't mind saying that I dislike the 'ORANGE COLOR' of Kesaribath. Be it deep yellow color of Lemon Rice or Deep Orange Color of Kesari, I have developed a kind of rejection. I add very less color whenever I have to add to these dishes or totally avoid them. Fruits were all around the house, so I thought of using few of them by adding them to make Sajjige.
I was telling a friend of mine about my "dislike" for orange color of Kesari..very seriously she replied "I think people take "Kesari" of Kesaribath very seriously that they add more color to make it look like Kesaribath". We both lol ' ed on that joke for whole day.. just thot of sharing this with you all..
How to make :
The procedure is very similar to Kesaribath plus fruits and minus color. You can find kesaribath recipe on TasteofMysore here
Fruits I have used : Banana and Apple.
Check the sweetness of apples before you add them. If they are sour please do not add them.
Rava: 1 cup ((roasted till it is golden brown with half a tsp of ghee)
Milk : 2cups (1 cup extra if you are using chiroti rava)
Fruits: Banana & Apple chopped into 1/2" pieces
Bring Milk to boil. Add fruits when milk starts boiling, let them become soft then reduce the flame and start adding roasted semolina. Once semolina is added add sugar and mix thorougly. Once sugar is dissolved swith off the stove and garnish with fried nuts. Serve hot.
The color of Kesari is imparted by fruits added to it. Food Color is not used.
This is my contribution to Navaratri Festive Food event hosted by me. Do not forget to send in your entries to me by 11 Oct 2008. Come back to check out Dasara celebrations on Taste of Mysore.
24 comments:
love this one..... fruits in suji halwa are new to me .... will try it someday.
one of my Favs...Yummy!
wow i just ate this yday .. very yummy ..
wish u a happy vijaya dasami,
halwa looks yummy...
The addition of banana is a must in satyanarayan pujas at home along with tulsi leaves and dry fruits. addition of saffron usually lends color to this simple and comforting halwa.
@ Priyanka,
Saffron addition definitely gives nice color and aroma to halwa. Thanks for coming by my blog :)
We make like this one for wedding! But they add color :)Tasty pne & Happy Durgashtami!
Will try adding fruits next time I make kesari.
hey after a long time iam seeing this one when i was in bangaloru i use to get this from temple as satyanarayana swami prasadam i love this one
Suji Halwa looks yummy .....I just made it today as Prasadam for Goddess Durga...
looks yummy .. my fav... thxs for sharing.. HAPPY NAVRATHIRI..
Dasara Habbada subhashaya!
Wow! Bayalli neeru bartide Sajjige nodidre!
Ooru tumba ninapige bartidi ri!!! Getting home sick by the day...
Dasara Habbada subhashaya!
Wow! Bayalli neeru bartide Sajjige nodidre!
Ooru tumba ninapige bartidi ri!!! Getting home sick by the day...
looks beautiful..i love it..had made this once..
very nice and perfect for prasad.
Kesari looking yummy...I never had fruity kesari...this looks gud...thanks for sharing the recipe and Happy Dussehra dear.
Happy Dusshera to you and Your Family Lakshmi !!!
Haaa...I love fruit kesari...I wish I am near your house in singapore;D
happy desars to you too lakshmi
Thank u dear lg for accepting my entry
ooh, delicious halwa Lakshmi! Happy dasara to you and your family.
Happy Dassara to you & ur family
hi lg,
Happy Durgashtami!
sajjige is like super favorite of mine! Love the banana+pineapple version. Those donne sajjige we used to get during hunnime satyanarayana pooje was the best sajjige :)
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