Nani’s sheer khurma

Name: Nani’s sheer khurma (Warm sweet vermicelli drink with dates, saffron and nuts)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 5–6
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 2 tbsp ghee; 4 green cardamom pods, seeds removed and crushed with a mortar and pestle; 3 tbsp crushed fine wheat vermicelli (seviyan); 3 tbsp crushed fine wheat vermicelli (seviyan); 2 tbsp slivered pistachios; 2 tbsp slivered almonds; 1 tbsp green raisins; 600 ml/1 pint/2½ cups milk; ½ can evaporated milk; 50 g/1¾ oz/¼ cup caster (superfine) sugar, or to taste; 5 dried dates (choara) soaked in warm water overnight, then chopped into 4 pieces; ½ tsp crushed saffron threads; 5 dried dates (choara) soaked in warm water overnight, then chopped into 4 pieces

Warm sweet vermicelli drink with dates, saffron and nuts

Preparation info

Serves
5–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Summers Under the Tamarind Tree

By Sumayya Usmani

Published 2016

About

This is a warming drink with a texture that also makes it a great dessert. The milky goodness of ghee-tossed vermicelli, sat under warm saffron milk, chopped pistachios and chewy, sweet, dried dates, is a pure taste of Eid in Pakistan. You can have it at breakfast, offer it as a hospitable drink to guests or save it for an after dinner treat.

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Asia
Pakistan
Dessert
Dinner
Drinks
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Summer
Eid

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