Raisins are a must for desserts. Be it cakes or cookies. Even Indian desserts like kheer or halwa seem incomplete without them.

The problem is that raisins, though packed with taste, are shriveled, dry and chewy. Often cooking them does makes them a little juicy, but not enough. The solution to this problem is rehydrating them. My mother’s way of rehydrating raisins was to soak them in lukewarm water for 15-30 minutes. That does work well but I have found a better way to do that.