SHEGALA PAYASAM/VERMICELLI KHEER

20 min

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.

20 min4 servings

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. 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. 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. 3

    Now add in vermicelli/homemade semiya and roast until they turn golden brown.

  4. 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. 5

    Now add in sugar and cook until the sugar is completely absorbed and milk is reduced by 80% of its original volume.

  6. 6

    Finally add in roasted cashews and serve warm.

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