Sheer Khurma
Sheer means milk and Khurma means dates. This desert is made by Muslims all over the globe in the morning of Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha and on other festivals in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other parts of the world. This dish is made with milk, nuts, dates and vermicelli. This is a perfect desert for celebrations.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of chopped cashews, pistachios & Almonds You can use more and less nuts according to taste
- 1/4 cup of raisins
- 6 seedless dates chopped
- 1 cup vermicelli
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 3 cups milk
- 1 cup half and half
- 4 tablespoons condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- A pinch of saffron
Instructions
- Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pot.
- Add the cardamom powder ,half and half, condensed milk and sugar
- Cook on low heat and get the milk to boiling point cook until the milk thickens a little
- In another pan heat 1 tablespoon of ghee
- Fry the nuts for 3-4 minutes and remove from pan
- In the same pan roast the vermicelli and since they are already roasted it will not take long to turn into light golden brown.
- Add the vermicelli ,nuts and dates to the milk and cook for 5-7 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Turn off heat serve and garnish with saffron and nuts