Seviyan or vermicelli kheer

Seviyan or vermicelli kheer, is a traditional popular dessert. Seviyans are thin long strings that looks very much like spaghetti however process if different. Seviyan is a delicious and an easy recipe to make. Basic seviyan is made with milk, seviyan and sugar, and then flavored with cardamom. Garnish with sliced almonds cashew  and raisins you have a delicious dish!

Serves: 6

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup seviyan roasted and broken (vermicelli) available Indian grocery stores
• 7 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder (ilaichi)
• 2 tablespoons sliced or crushed almonds
• 2 tablespoons sliced or crushed cashews
• 2 tablespoons  raisins
• 1 tablespoon ghee

Method

1. Use a nonstick or heavy bottom frying pan to make a seviyan kheer.
2. Add ghee and then add the seviyan and roast them for about 5 minutes on medium low heat.
3. Add the milk and increase the heat to medium high. After milk comes to boil reduce the heat to medium. Let the milk boil for about 30 minutes, until the milk is creamy and reduced to almost half. Stir often to ensure the milk does not burn in the bottom of the pan, and also keep scraping the sides of the frying pan.
4. Add the sugar,  cardamom, raisins, cashews and almonds. Let the seviyan kheer simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat.
6. As seviyan kheer cools it will become thicker in texture.
7. . Seviyan can be served chilled or warm.