Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Vermicelli (Seviyan, Semiya) – 1 cup
  • Milk /Water – 2 cups
  • Sugar – ½ cup (add more if needed)
  • Ghee – 2=3 tbsp
  • Cardamom – 2 (crushed)
  • Saffron – few strands
  • Chopped nuts (Cashew, Almonds, Raisins, Pitacios) – 2 tbsp
  • Orange food color – 2 drops or 2 pinches
  • Salt – 1 pinch

Instruction

  • Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a non stick pan and fry the chopped nuts till golden brown. Remove it and keep aside.
  • In the same pan, add the vermicelli and roast it on medium low flame till golden brown. This will take about 3 minutes.
  • Add warm milk (or water) with the saffron strands and bring it to boil. If you are adding food color, add it now.
  • Cover , reduce the flame to low and cook till all the moisture is almost absorbed. The vermicelli should be cooked soft and there should be little moisture left when you add the sugar. Only then the texture of the final product will be good.
  • Add the sugar, salt and crushed cardamom. The semiya will become little loose. Continue to cook without lid till it thickens again.
  • Finally add the remaining ghee and the roasted nuts. Mix once and switch off.