"Sweet Treats"- Pineapple Sheera

Past week and a half has been pretty rough.'M' was out for work for 4 days..the kids were sick...then the Connecticut tragedy got me shaken to the core...and..illness in the family in India...All in all... I don't feel like doing much...

I  had made this Sheera for lunch before 'M' left for Mexico last week.Even a simple thing like Sheera with variations...can become a whole new dessert!

Ingredients:

1) 1 cup rava/sooji/cream of wheat

2) 1&1/2 cup water

3) 1 cup whole milk

4) 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar

5) 1/4tsp Cardamom powder

6) 1 pinch saffron

7) 1 pinch salt

8)1/8tsp nutmeg powder

9) 3/4 cup butter/ghee

10) 1/2 cup Canned pineapple pieces(bite size)

11)4tsp sugar to saute the pineapple

12) Dried cranberries

Method:

1) Boil water+milk together

2) Roast the rava in butter/ghee till golden in a deep pan

3) Add the hot water+milk to the roasted rava,mix.Cover and steam for 1-2 mins on low flame

4) Add saffron,cardamom,nutmeg,sugar,salt and mix well. Keep aside.

5) Saute the pineapple pieces in 4tsp sugar for 3-4 mins.

6) Mix the sauteed pineapples in the sheera. Mix

5) Garnish Dried cranberries

6)Serve warm.