Sheer khurma is a rich desert, This is Eid Special recipe.
Ingredients
• 500 ml milk, approx 3 cups full fat organic milk
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 to 1.5 tbsp sugar or as required ( the dates and raisins add a lot of sweetness to the milk, so add sugar accordingly.)
• ½ cup broken seviyan/whole wheat vermicelli
• 7-8 cashews, chopped
• 8-9 almonds, sliced
• 8-9 unsalted pistachios, sliced
• 8-9 dates seedless, chopped
• 4 cardamoms, crushed to a powder in a mortar-pestle.
• ½ or 1 tbsp chironji/charoli • 1 tbsp golden raisins
• ½ to 1 tsp rose water how to make the recipe:
• roast the seviyan till golden and keep aside. if you want then you can roast the seviyan in ghee also.
• in the same pan. heat ghee and add chopped dry fruits and saute for 3-4 minutes stirring often.
• heat milk in a saucepan and let it come to a boil. lower the flame and simmer for 8-10 minutes till the milk slightly thickens.
• add the roasted seviyan and sugar to the milk and simmer till the seviyan are cooked and have become soft for about 8-10 minutes on a low flame.
• the milk will also thicken and reduce in volume.
• add the whole dry fruit mixture and cardamom powder.
• switch off the fire and stir. • taste the sheer kurma and add more sugar if required.
• serve the sheer khurma hot, warm or chilled.
• you can also garnish sheer khurma with saffron strands or rose petals or dry fruits or powdered cardamom.