Meethi Seviyan

Name: Meethi Seviyan
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Seviyan (Vermicilli) - break them into 1-2 inch pieces; 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter); 3/4 cup Water; 3/4 cup Sugar- powdered; 1.5-2 tbsp - Sliced nuts (almonds, pistachios, cashews, walnuts); 3-4 Green Cardamoms - unshelled and crushed; 5-6 strands - Saffron (if available)

Sunpreet Singh Arora @cook_11782945

San Mateo, California

My mom would cook these for me mostly as an evening snack when I was in high school and would get back home from either after school tuitions or a game of cricket with friends. And every single time, I would absolutely gorge on them (and would be left wanting for more!). Believe it or not, I never got around to making them for years because I was too busy finishing my PhD (such sacrifice, right? :P). But now that I have done both (sigh!), sharing the deliciousness with you all :).

Sunpreet Singh Arora @cook_11782945

San Mateo, California

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2-3 servings

1 cupSeviyan (Vermicilli) - break them into 1-2 inch pieces
2 tbspGhee (clarified butter)
3/4 cupWater
3/4 cupSugar- powdered
1.5-2 tbsp- Sliced nuts (almonds, pistachios, cashews, walnuts)
3-4Green Cardamoms - unshelled and crushed
5-6 strands- Saffron (if available)

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Heat up a saucepan (medium heat) and add ghee to it.
2

Once the ghee melts, add seviyan to the pan and roast them till they turn golden brown. This should take about 3-4 minutes. Constantly stir them while roasting. Don't under-roast them to light brown or over-roast to dark brown (see the picture above for color guidance).
3

Add water and let the seviyaan cook till the majority of water evaporates. Keep stirring in between. This should take between 6-7 minutes. Caution: Make sure the water doesn't dry out completely. The goal of this step is to make seviyan soft and tender.
4

Once the water evaporates to a certain extent and the seviyan are soft and tender, mix the other ingredients with seviyan (sugar, saffron, cardamoms and about 1 tbsp sliced nuts).
5

Cook on low heat for about 2 more minutes while gently stirring the seviyan a couple times.
6

Turn off the heat, cover the pan and let them sit for about 5 minutes.
7

Transfer the seviyan to a serving bowl and garnish with the remaining sliced nut mix (0.5-1 tbsp).
8

Meethi seviyan are ready!