Follow my step-by-step instructions below to make this rich dessert popular during the Muslim Eid festival
Course Dessert
Cuisine Pakistani
Keyword Seviyan, Sheer Khurma
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
2teaspoongheeor butter
¼cupdry fruitsdates, apricot, pistachio and cashews
60-75gramsroasted vermicelli
4 ½cupswhole milk
8tablespoonsugar
6cardamom podscracked open
4-5saffron strandsoptional
Instructions
In a pan over low heat, saute dry fruits in ghee for about 4-5 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
Add vermicelli to the same pot and roast for 3-4 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
Pour in milk and let it come to a simmer, then add the sugar and cardamom and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
Add the roasted vermicelli and the dry fruits back in the pan (leaving some for garnish) and cook the Sheer Khurma on low medium low heat for 25-30 minutes. Keep scraping the sides of the pan to re-incorporate the milk solids-that's a lot of flavor.
The kheer will be done after 30 mins. The texture will be runny. As it chills, it will get super thick so don't be tempted to thicken it on the stovetop.
Pour into bowls and garnish with some of the sauteed dry fruits.