Sheer Khorma (Sweet Vermicilli)

Sheer Khurma actually means "Milk with dates". It is also sometimes known as Sheer surma - Sheer- sweets and surma means dates in Farsi language. It is a traditional and customary festive breakfast on Eid day. 

Vermicelli /Seyvian/Semyia is a delicious and quick dessert. When u have nothing available in emergency, it will take few minutes to get ready. It is best served chilled but can also be served hot. Seviyan is an Urdu word. In Indian Cuisine it has come from Mughal period. This is one of the must dishes among the Muslim community on Eid festivals. In this recipe, vermicelli have been prepared in milk with dry fruits & dates! Dates itself are extremely nutritious and make a complete meal. This pudding is full of texture flavored of cardamom. U can also add nuts in it of ur desired choice. They are extremely nutritious. Vermicelli (Wheat Noodles) Pudding is a very delicious, easy to make, quick sweet that u can make it in very little time. This recipe uses vermicelli as its main essential ingredient. What u have to do is to only boil some sweetened milk and add roasted nuts & vermicelli in it. Yess!! It's really thatt simple :) Vermicelli is a traditional type of pasta, made from semolina, and is known as Seviyan in Urdu and Hindi, and semiya in Tamil. Before I have told u some varieties of vermicelli like;

Sweet Colored Vermicelli
Vermicelli Pudding



Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

Milk (w/ sugar 8-10 tbsp.)                               1 liter boiled
Oil or butter                                                     2 + 1 tbsp.

Vermicelli                                                        100 gm

Cashew nuts                                                     Few crushed (15)

Almonds                                                           Few crushed (12)

Chawaray (Dry dates)                                      8 chopped 
Currants (kishmish)                                           1 tbsp.
Coconut                                                          Few crushed

Choti Ilaychi (Green cardamom pods)               6
Condensed Milk                                               1/2 cup (optional)

Procedure:

Fry vermicelli along with crushed nuts until it turns bit golden brown or gives a pleasant fragrance. Pour them into the boiled milk (boiled along with condensed milk which is optional) and wait till it boils or until the vermicelli are cooked and eatable. Let it cook for 15 minutes. Serve hot or refrigerate the vermicelli and serve cold if u want. :) It tastes yummyyy!!

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