It’s almost Eid and I couldn’t do without sharing this classic Eid dessert recipe. Sheer Khurma is a rich vermicelli pudding made with milk, lots of nuts, dates and sugar. The dish literally means milk with dates. Its often made during Eid in the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan and also parts of central Asia. Eid festivities are kind of incomplete until and unless you have Sheer Khurma!
This Sheer Khurma is a Rich & Creamy Dessert is made with whole milk, which makes it very creamy. is rich with all nuts and dried fruits like cashews, pistachios, almonds, raisins and dates. flavored with rose water and cardamom. can be served warm or cold. I personally love it chilled. saffron and coconut can also be added to the sheer khurma if you prefer. I haven’t used these ingredients in this recipe.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons ghee 30 ml
10-15 cashews broken
12-10 almonds chopped
10-12 pistachios chopped
15-10 golden raisins
6-7 dates
a cup broken vermicelli
Half cup grated mawa optional
One liter whole milk
4 tablespoons sugar or to taste
1.5 teaspoon rose water
Half teaspoon cardamom powder
How to make Sheer Khurma:
- Heat ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once hot, add the chopped nuts, raisins and dates to the pan.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes until the nuts are fragrant and turn golden brown. The raisins will plump up. Remove the nuts from the pan and set them aside.
- Now to the same pan, add the seviyan (vermicelli) and mix well.
- Roast the seviyan for around 3 minutes until it starts becoming a light golden brown in color.
- Now add the khoya/mawa and roast for another 1-2 minutes. This step is optional, you may skip it.
- Next add the milk to the pan and stir.
- Increase heat to medium high and let the milk come to a boil. Stir often in between so that vermicelli doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Once the milk comes to a boil, lower the heat to medium and let is boil for around 8 minutes.
- After 8 minutes, the milk will reduce and thicken slightly, at this point add in the sugar and mix.
- Transfer back the fried nuts into the pan and mix.
- Also add the rose water and the cardamom powder and mix.
- Cook for 2-3 more minutes on medium-low heat and then turn off the heat.
- Serve Sheer Khurma warm or chilled.