Say It With Vermicelli
Prepare something different this Eid for your loved ones. Yes,
it's going to be vermicelli but with a tasty twist!
Saffron Vermicelli
INGREDIENTS
* 250g vermicelli
* 1/2 kg sugar
* 11/2 cup water
* 1 cup ghee
* 1 kg fresh milk
* 8 small cardamoms, crushed or ground
* 1/8 tsp yellow food colour
* 1 tbsp kewra
* Saffron
* Sliced almond and pistachio
METHOD
First of all prepare the syrup to be added to the vermicelli. In a pan, take one and a half cups of water, add sugar and put on a low flame. When the water boils and gets a little thick, add food colour, saffron and cardamoms. Fry the vermicelli in ghee till it is dark golden in colour. Quickly add milk and cook on a high flame for 3-4 minutes till the milk dries. Now add the prepared syrup. When the sugar syrup dries up remove from heat. To serve garnish with sliced almonds and pistachios.
Shahi Sheer Khurma
INGREDIENTS
* 1 kg milk
* 1/2 cup vermicelli
* 1 tbsp ghee
* 3 green cardamoms
* 4 dry dates
* 3 tbsp sliced pistachio,
* 3 tbsp sliced almond
* 1/2 tsp saffron
* 3/4 cup sugar, levelled
METHOD
Heat ghee and add cardamom. When it crackles, add vermicelli and fry till brown. Make sure the flame is not very high as the vermicelli can easily get burned. Add milk with sliced dry dates and cook till the dates are tender. Add sugar and when the sugar dissolves, add saffron, almonds and pistachio. Serve in bowls.
Fried
Vermicelli
Zarda
INGREDIENTS
* 250g vermicelli
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 cup ghee, levelled
* 3 white cardamoms
* 1/4 cup khoya
* Yellow/orange food colour
* Almond/pistachio
METHOD
Fry the vermicelli in ghee till it is dark golden in colour. Quickly add milk and cook on a high flame for 3-4 minutes till the milk dries. Add sugar and when the sugar dissolves, add khoya, cardamom, food colour, almond, pistachio and leave on very low heat. You can also place a tawa on low heat and place the pot on it for about 10 minutes till the vermicelli is soft and well-cooked.
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