Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 1 Cup Thin Vermicelli
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1.5 Cup Water
  • 2 Pinch Food Colour
  • 2 Pinch Cardamom Powder
  • 5 Cashew Nut
  • 5 Raisins
  • Few Strands Saffron (Optional)
  • 4 tsp Ghee (Link for Homemade Ghee)

Instruction

  • In a pan, heat 1/2 tsp of ghee and roast vermicelli till golden brown color. Don't burn the vermicelli or over roast it. In the same pan roast cashew, raisins and keep by side. Soak saffron in warm milk.
  • Now boil water in a pan, when it starts roll boiling add vermicelli.
  • Cook till it turns soft and all the water is absorbed. Add Sugar very slowly in a sprinkled way, this step avoids the formation of lumps. Sugar will melt and now the vermicelli starts to loosen. Cook till it is thick.
  • Now add food colour and mix well. Then add cardamom powder.
  • Now add the remaining ghee, cashews and raisins. Finally add saffron soaked in warm milk and mix well.Tasty and yummy vermicelli kesari is ready.