Semiya Halwa / Vermicelli Pudding (No Milk)
Vermicelli Sheera, an Easy & quick to make, South Indian Dessert recipe which does not use milk. Make ahead party sweet with few ingredients.
Equipment
- Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Semiya / Vermicelli
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water (preferably hot boiling water)
- 10 count Raisins / Kishmish
- 10 count Cashew nuts
- 10 count Almonds
- 4 count Cardamom Pods (or ¼ teaspoon powder)
- 8 strands Saffron / Kesar / Kumkumapuvvu
- 5 tablespoons Ghee / Butter
- ¼ teaspoon Any Food Colour (optional)
Instructions
PREP WORK:
- First, chop the nuts. And powder the cardamom pods. Get the water boiled.
COOKING:
- Put a thick bottomed pan / vessel on stove under a medium flame. Add one tablespoon of ghee and all the dry fruits & nuts. Fry them for a min, by stirring continuously, until they turn light brown in colour. Take them aside into a separate plate.
- Add one more tablespoon of ghee to the same pan. And one cup of semiya/vermicelli.Saute till they turn light brown by stirring continuously.
- Now, lower the flame. Slowly pour the hot boiling water onto the semiya. Close the pan with lid, let it cook for 3-4 mins until the water is completely absorbed the semiya.
- Open the lid, add food colour (optional), saffron strands and cardamom powder. Mix up everything.
- Now, add 1 cup of sugar and mix up everything thoroughly. Add the dry fruits & nuts & the remaining ghee.
- Leave it on stove, for 5 mins. Until the content leaves the side of the pan. Then switch the flame off.
- Transfer the content onto serving dish, Garnish with the remaining dry fruits & nuts. Done!!
Notes
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