Fruit Rava Kesari Bhath

I have already posted normal rava kesari bhath, but fresh fruits rava kesari bhath is slightly different from the normal rava kesari bhath, yet very tasty Normally fruit kesari bhath is made with fresh fruits, but canned fruits in their own juice also tastes good.
Less sugar is added as the fresh fruits gives let out lot of sweetness to the kesari.
Ripe Banana, Pineapple and Mangoes are used in the kesari, but you can add either any one of them, or combination of two or all three of them, according to your taste and preference.
Finely chopped apples can also be added.
You can either add chopped fruits or puree them to fine paste and use them, but I prefer to add chopped fresh fruits, as they give fresh taste and you can enjoy fruits in whole in the rava kesari.

Ingredients:
Fine Soji/Semolina/Rava - 1cup,
Ghee - 1/2 cup,
Raisins - 1 teaspoon,
Cashew - 1 teaspoon,
Water - 2 cups,
Sugar - 3/4 cup,
Saffron Strands -few,(optional),
Yellow colour - few drops,
Ripe Banana - 1 medium sized chopped,
Ripe Pineapple fresh or canned - 1/4 cup chopped,
Cardamom Powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Method:
In a kadai, add ghee and heat it.
Add Rava, raisins and cashew and fry in a medium flame.
Simultaneously in a another thick bottom saucepan, add sugar and water and allow to boil.
Fry the rava until nice aroma spreads and the colour change to slightly brown.
To make sure rava is roasted, you will see,cashew and raisins are also roasted along and raisins are bloated up.
When water and sugar starts to boil, add saffron strands,yellow colour and fruits.
I have used canned pineapple, as I did not have fresh one.
Make sure that roasting the rava and water with fruits,sugar boils just coincide with each other.
Add roasted rava to boiling water.
Lower the flame and cover and cook.
This will take 5-6 minutes to cook, the kesari will leave the sides of the pan.
Add cardamom powder and serve warm.
I some times do not add cardaom powder, the fruits give natural flavour and taste.