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Sheer Khurma: A Heavenly Treat For Iftar This Ramadan 

By Aanchal Mathur

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In Persian language, Sheer means milk in Persian and khurma means dates.  With the holy month of Ramadan currently ongoing, there cannot be a better time to indulge in the decadent dish than during Iftar. 

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Ingredients

1 tbsp ghee 1 cup broken vermicelli 10-12 thickly slivered almonds 1 litre milk 7 – 8 tbsp sugar 10 – 12 saffron strands 1 tbsp sliced almonds 1 tbsp chopped cashews and nuts ½ tsp cardamom powder

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Step 1

Take ghee in a pan and heat it. Add broken seviyan or vermicelli, break the long vermicelli strands with hands before putting it on roasting.  

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Step 2

Stir and continuously roast seviyan on low to medium-low heat. Cook the semiyan on medium flame till it is golden brown in colour. Pour whole milk into the pan.  

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Step 3

Stir occasionally so that the milk or seviyan does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Let the milk comes to a boil. Add sugar followed by saffron strands. Mix and stir.  

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Step 4

Now add sliced almonds and chopped cashews and mix it very well. Then add cardamom powder along with some dried rose petals.  

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Step 5

Cook the vermicelli kheer mixture for 3 to 4 minutes more till the vermicelli gets cooked and the milk thickens. Serve chilled. 

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