Seviyan Kheer
 
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Seviyan Kheer, a popular dessert made in many South Asian households is comprised of roasted vermicelli noodles that have been slow cooked with milk, saffron, sugar and dry fruits.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6 cups
Ingredients
  • 7 cups milk
  • ½ cup seviyan / vermicelli noodles (roasted/broken)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • ⅛ teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 6-7 saffron strings
  • 2 tablespoon sliced cashews (raw)
  • ½ teaspoon rose water
  • 1 tablespoon pistachios, sliced for garnishing
Method
  1. In a heavy bottom pan add milk and warm over medium heat.
  2. Once hot, add saffron and cardamom pods and bring milk to a boil. Add sugar and seviyan and reduce heat to a slow boil, mixing often to ensure the milk doesn't burn.
  3. Let the milk simmer for about 20 minutes, until the milk is creamy and reduced to almost half.
  4. Add the cardamom powder and cashews while letting the seviyan kheer simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
  5. Turn off the heat, once cooled to luke warm mix in rose water.
  6. The seviyan kheer becomes thicker in texture as it cools. Garnish with pistachios. Seviyan Kheer can be served chilled or warm.
Recipe by Love Laugh Mirch at https://lovelaughmirch.com/seviyan-kheer/