Name: Sheer khurma
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 500 ml full cream milk; 1 Tbsp clarified butter; 2 Tbsp sugar; 1 cup whole wheat vermicelli; 1 Tbsp almonds; 1 Tbsp pistachios; 1 Tbsp chironji; 1 Tbsp cashew nuts; 1 Tbsp raisins; 5 dry dates; ¼ tsp cardamom powder; Few strands of saffron

Sheer khurma

30 Jun 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

1 hour

Background

Sheer khurma is a vermicelli pudding prepared on Eid ul-Fitr in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and parts of central Asia. It is traditional festive breakfast and a desert for celebrations. The main ingredients used are vermicelli, whole milk, sugar, nuts and dates.

Ingredients

500 ml full cream milk
1 Tbsp clarified butter
2 Tbsp sugar
1 cup whole wheat vermicelli
1 Tbsp almonds
1 Tbsp pistachios
1 Tbsp chironji
1 Tbsp cashew nuts
1 Tbsp raisins
5 dry dates
¼ tsp cardamom powder
Few strands of saffron

Instructions

Soak the nuts and dates in water overnight. Remove the skin and chop the nuts and the dates.
Roast raisins, chironji, dates and the nuts in clarified butter and set aside.
In the same pan fry vermicelli till golden. keep aside.
Bring milk to a boil and keep stirring on low flame until it thickens.
Add the roasted vermicelli and cook for 2 minutes.
Add sugar and stir.
Add cardamom powder, saffron, roasted nuts, raisins and dates.
Serve warm or chilled.

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