sooji halwa in rice cooker

cooking time 20 mins,serve 6-8 members

ingredients:-

• roasted semolina (rava)   -  2 cups
• sugar                                -  2 cups
• water                                -  4 cups
• ghee                                 -   3/4 - 1cup
• tinned pineapple pieces   -   1 cup
• (chopped)
• pineapple essence           -   1 tsp
• yellow food colour          -  little

method:-

• place all the ingredients over the plate in the cooking pan, mix well, cover with the lid & press the switch to cooking.
• the switch will move to keep warm in 15 - 20 mints.
• if there is excess liquid,mix well & press the switch once again to cooking.
• when the halwa is ready the switch off the cooker,transfer the halwa to a serving dish & decorate with extra pineapple slices
• if using fresh pineapple cook it with 1/2 cup sugar & 1/2 cup water for 5 mints.
• drain from syrup &use.

variation for plain kesari:-

• omit pineapple,essence & yellow food colour .
• use roasted cashewnuts,cardamom powder & orange red colour.

instructions:-

• for non-stick model : use 1/2 -3/4 cups of ghee.