Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter or Ghee
  • 6-8 Cashews broken into pieces
  • 1 tbsp Raisins
  • 1 cup Multi Colored Vermicelli
  • 3 cups Milk ((I used ½ cup water and 2 ½ cups 2% milk. Can use whole milk and skip water))
  • 6-8 Cashews, powdered
  • 1 ½ tbsp blanched sliced Almonds, powdered
  • ⅛ tsp Cardamom Seeds powdered
  • ⅓ – ½ cups Sugar (Adjust to taste)

Instruction

  • Heat butter or ghee in a sauce pan. You will need at least 1 ½ quart saucepan.
  • When butter is melted, roast cashew nuts and raisins on medium flame until cashews turn brown, raisins puff up and turn brown.
  • Remove from pan and keep aside.
  • In the same pan, add vermicelli and roast on medium flame.
  • Add ½ cup of water, when the pan cools, add 2 ½ cups of milk. Increase the flame to medium high, give a good stir and cook until vermicelli is almost cooked.
  • Powder cashew nuts, blanched almonds and cardamom to fine powder. Add to vermicelli and stir until it is lump free.
  • Add sugar and continue to cook until vermicelli is cooked, al dente.
  • Turn of the flame, garnish with roasted cashews and raisins, and serve hot or cold.
  • Consistency of vermicelli pudding / kheer / payasam tends to thicken as it cools. If the consistency is too thick, add some milk before serving.