Sheer Kurma

Name: Sheer Kurma (Sweet vermicelli pudding)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: A few saffron threads; 2 tablespoons warm milk, plus 7½ cups (1.5 liters) milk; ⅔ cup plus 2 tablespoons (100 grams) semiyan (wheat-flour vermicelli; see Note); 2 tablespoons ghee; ⅔ cup (125 grams) sugar; 8 to 10 pistachios, blanched (see Note), peeled, and slivered; 8 to 10 almonds, blanched (see Note), peeled, and slivered; 2 tablespoons chironji/charoli (melon seeds); Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground green cardamom (see Note)

Sweet vermicelli pudding

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

If there is a biryani feast during the Muslim festival of Id, sheer kurma will not be far behind. The quantity and types of nuts used vary from home to home.

Ingredients

A few saffron threads
2 tablespoons warm milk, plus 7½ cups (1

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Soak the saffron in the 2 tablespoons warm milk.
Place a heavy-bottomed nonstick saucepan over medium heat and add the ghee. When it melts, add the vermicelli and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes or until light golden.
Add the milk, increase the heat to high, and bri