Sheer Khurma

Name: Sheer Khurma
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 ltr milk; 50 gms fine vermicelli; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp condensed milk or khoya; 1 tbsp chopped cashewnuts and almonds; 1 tbsp chopped pista; 1 tbsp chopped dates; 1 tbsp raisins; 1/2 tsp crushed cardamom; 1 tsp kewra or rose water; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 pinch salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

Sheer Khurma is a delicious and traditional Hyderabadi dessert served mostly during the fasting days of Ramadan ."Sheer" in Persian means lots of milk and "Khurma" means dates. The main ingredients include seviyan or vermicelli, milk and lots of dry fruits .

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

1 ltr milk
50 gmsfine vermicelli
1 tbspsugar
1 tbspcondensed milk or khoya
1 tbspchopped cashewnuts and almonds
1 tbspchopped pista
1 tbspchopped dates
1 tbspraisins
1/2 tspcrushed cardamom
1 tspkewra or rose water
1 tbspghee
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

1

Roast half crushed vermicelli in ghee and set aside.Chop all dry fruits vertically, roast in ghee and set aside.
2

Boil milk, then let it cook on low flame till half the quantity.Add semi crushed vermicelli and boil.Check that no lumps are formed.Add sugar,condensed milk or khowa.If using condensed milk adjust sugar.A pinch of salt enhances the taste.Add the chopped dry fruits except raisins and boil for sometime.Add raisins when the dessert is partially cool.Sprinkle cardamom and rose water.Few strands of saffron soaked in warm milk lends a beautiful colour to the dish but optional.Serve chilled.