Thinai Kesari | Foxtail Millet Kesari bath-How to make-Stepwise pictures & video

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Type: Breakfast, Pongal & diwali festival

Foxtail millet(Thnai) of the healthiest millet in millet family. Generally foxtail millet will blend and go with jaggery always. When we make Kesari out of these ingredients this will turn out again the best & healthy sweet.

Ingredients

• Thinai rice (Foxtail Millet) – 1 cup
• Camphor (Pachai Karpooram) – less than peppercorn size
• Cardamom powder – 1 tbsp
• Cashew nuts – 5 to 6 [Ghee Fried]
• Raisins[kismiss] – 5 to 6 [Ghee Fried]
• Ghee – 1/4 cup
• Salt – a pinch
• Water – 4 cups

Preparation

• Wash thinai rice.
• Heat 1 tbsp in a pan, add cashewnuts & raisins fry then keep it aside
• Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a broad pan add thinai rice, saute for 3 min or till you get nice aroma.
• Add 4 cups of water, let it cook for 15 min[medium flame]
• Heat another pan add jaggery & 1/2 cup water let it melt for 3 min then drain to avoid impurities
• Add jaggery syrup to the thinai mixture let it cook for 5 min.
• Add 1/4 cup ghee
• Add cardamom powder & camphor
• Add ghee roasted raisins & cashewnuts.
• Finally add 2 tbsp ghee, serve hot.

How to make Thinai kesari with jaggery video

How To Make Thinai kesari with jaggery- Stepwise Pictures

Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan

Add thinai rice

Fry for 3 min or till you get nice aroma

Add 4 cups water

Let it cook for 15 min on medium flame

Perfectly textured thinai is ready

Ghee roast cashewnuts & raisins

Add jaggery[1 cup]

Add water[1/2 cup], let it boil for 3 min

Now its ready, cut off heat

Add melted jaggery[drain to avoid impurities]

Let it cook for another 5 min

Add cardamom powder & 1/2 mustard size edible camphor

Add ghee roasted cashewnuts & raisins

Add ghee[1/4 cup]

Thinai kesari bath is ready

Foxtail millet kesari bath

Thinai kesari with jaggery