Finger Millet Sheera
नाचणीचा शिरा
Finger Millet Sheera combines millet rava with jaggery, ghee and cardamom for a familiar sweet dish.
- Preparation time
- 5 min
- Cooking time
- 20 min
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 2 people
- Meal type
- Sweets
- Cuisine
- Indian
Ingredients
- Ragi Rava (Finger Millet Rava) – 1/2 cup
- Ghee – 2 tablespoons
- Jaggery (grated) – 1/2 cup (or adjust to taste)
- Water – 1.5 cups
- Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Chopped nuts (optional – cashews, almonds, raisins) – 1–2 tablespoons
Method
- Heat ghee in a pan and roast the ragi rava on low flame for 5–6 min. Roast the chopped nuts in ghee.
- In a separate saucepan, dissolve jaggery in 1.5 cups of water. Bring it to a light boil.
- Slowly pour the jaggery water into the roasted ragi rava while stirring continuously to avoid lumps.
- Cook on low flame, stirring often, until the mixture thickens and the rava is fully cooked (about 5–7 minutes).
- Add cardamom powder and all nuts in Sheera and mix well.
- Your tasty Sheera is ready.