SHEGALA PAYASAM/VERMICELLI KHEER

A divine and delicious pudding made of homemade seviyan/semiya/vermicelli which are cooked to perfection in milk and sweetened with sugar and added nuts for crunch. Perfect dessert to make at any festive or small occasions.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Vermicelli
- 2 cups Whole milk / Full fat milk
- 1 cup Sugar
- 10 Cashews
- 1 pod Cardamom
- 4 tbsp Ghee/Clarified butter
Instructions
- 1
Heat the saucepan and add tbsp of ghee, once it's hot add split cashews and roast until they turn golden brown. Later transfer them to a plate and keep aside
- 2
In the meanwhile in a separate pan, add the milk, crushed cardamom pod and bring it to a rolling boil and turn the heat down.
- 3
Now add in vermicelli/homemade semiya and roast until they turn golden brown.
- 4
Add in boiled milk and keep stirring, now let the semiya/vermicelli cook on medium flame until the milk is reduced by 60% of its original volume.
- 5
Now add in sugar and cook until the sugar is completely absorbed and milk is reduced by 80% of its original volume.
- 6
Finally add in roasted cashews and serve warm.
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