Apply ghee to a plate with edges.
Heat 1/4 cup of ghee in a kadai, add suji and fry till the raw smell goes off.
Add water and allow it to just boil.
Now add sugar and mix well. Let it boil for a while.
Food color can be add directly or it can be mixed with water and added to suji.
Add food colour to it. Adding color is optional, if don't want to add we can skip it.
Once the color mixed with the rava, add cardamom powder. Mix it again.
Allow it to cook, while keep stirring it occasionally.
Cook it till the rava kesari does not stick to the kadai. and also separates ghee.
Once it started leaving the pan switch off the flame.
This would take 10 to 12 minutes. Cook on low flame only.
Once kesari reached the mentioned consistency, Pour this on to the greased plate and spread.
Cut it into desired shapes, normally it is in diamond shape only.
Serve rava kesari during any time of the day.