Sheer khurma
A traditional milk, nuts and vermicelli dessert which is served for festive occasions in the Indian subcontinent. It is delicious warm or cold!
Method
Soak the almonds and pistachios in cold water for an hour. Remove the skin from the nuts and slice into slivers.
Bring the milk to the boil in a saucepan over a medium heat.
Meanwhile, heat half the ghee (or butter) in a saucepan with the cloves and cardamom pods. Fry the seviyan (or vermicelli) over a high heat for a few seconds. Tip the seviyan and spices into the milk. Stir in the sugar until it has dissolved. Remove from the heat.
Fry the nuts, coconut (if using) and raisins in the remaining ghee or butter for 30 seconds. Stir into the seviyan. Pour into bowls and serve immediately or refrigerate to serve cold later.
Recipe Tips
Step it up a notch by boiling 4 dried dates in one cup of milk. Boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. Cool and place in the fridge. Add the date-infused milk (with the dates) when you boil the milk the next day.
