Sheer Khurma

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About This Project

Ingredients

  • 500 ml milk
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 3 tbsp sugar or as required
  • ¼th cup broken vermicelli
  • 10-12 almonds, cashews, pistachios chopped finely
  • 5-6 seedless dates chopped finely
  • 10-12 golden raisins
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • ¼th tsp of cardamom powder
  • ¼th tsp of nutmeg powder
  • 6-7 saffron strands

 

 

Instructions

1   Chop all the dry fruits, dates and break the vermicelli with your hand and place aside.

 

2   Pour 1 tbsp ghee in a hot pan. Add the ¼th cup of broken vermicelli. Sauté for 1-2 mins or until they appear golden brown in colour. Remove the sautéed vermicelli and place aside.

 

3   In the same pan add 1 tbsp ghee, along with the chopped dry fruits and chopped dates. Sauté them for 2-3 mins. Remove and place aside with the sautéed vermicelli.

 

4   Heat milk in a saucepan and let it come to a boil, lower the flame and simmer for 8-10 mins till the milk slightly thickens.

 

5   Add sautéed vermicelli in the boiling milk and sugar as required. Simmer for 4-5 mins or until the vermicelli  softens on a low flame.      The mixture should be smooth and free of any lumps.

 

6  Once the vermicelli softens, quickly add the sautéed dates

and dry fruits. Add the saffron strands and rose water.

 

7  Switch off the gas and stir. Lastly sprinkle ¼th teaspoon of nutmeg and cardamom powder. Mix all nicely also add more milk if you like thinner consistency.

 

8  Serve sheer khurma hot or chilled as a dessert.

 

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