Recipe- Delicious And Creamy Sheer Khurma

Sheer Khorma or Sheer Khurma is a Rich mughlai dessert made with fine vermicelli ,nuts and milk .Its a must have dessert for Muslims on the occasion of EID. The word Sheer stands for milk in Sanskrit and Persian and khurma means -dates.

The consistency of Sheer khurma is not as thick as kheer ,its on thinner side as compared to kheer so you can drink it . As it is specially made during festival so its a rich dessert ,a good quantity of nuts are added in it in which dates and chironji/chiroli are a must in it.

Ingredients

1 Lit Whole Milk / Doodh
60 gms Vermicelli / Sevai Fine
1/2 cup Sugar / Chini
15 Almonds / Badam Sliced
1.5 tbsp Chiroli / Chironji
15 Pistachio / Pista Chopped
1/3 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
A pinch of Saffron / Kesar
1.5 tsp Rose Water / Gulab Jal (optional)
2.5 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
6 Dates / Khajoor Sliced

Method

* Add milk in a pan and let it boil for 5 minutes on medium heat

* In a pan add 1 tbsp of ghee and the chopped nuts and roast on low heat till they become light golden,remove from the pan and keep aside.

* In the same pan add 1.5 tbsp of ghee and the vermicelli and roast on low flame for few seconds.

* Now add the boiled milk and chopped dates in the roasted vermicelli and cook for about 5 minutes.

* Now add sugar ,roasted nuts and saffron and simmer for about 10 minutes.

* Add cardamom powder and switch off the flame.

* When it cool down then add rose water(Its optional)

* Garnish with sliced pistachio ,silver foil,and saffron strands

* Serve hot or cold.