Sheer Khurma

INGREDIENTS
1 litre milk, 100 gm/1 cup broken vermicelli/seviyan, 3 tbsp ghee, 1 cup/2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp condensed milk/Milkmaid, 8-9 vertically sliced almonds, 8-9 vertically sliced cashewnuts, 8-9 vertically sliced pistachios, 5-6 deseeded chopped dates/khajoor, ½ tsp cardamom powder
Slice Dry Fruits:
• In order to slice the almonds, soak or boil them in water, peel off the skin and then slice the almonds.
• Boil the cashewnuts and pistachios, and slice them.

Method
• Take a sauce pan, add ghee to it and heat.
• Break the vermicelli and add it to the heated ghee on low flame; sauté vermicelli till it gets golden brown. Keep stirring.
• Keep the sautéed/fried vermicelli aside.
• If there is excess ghee then strain the fried vermicelli.
• In the same sauce pan, add ghee, sliced almonds, pistachios and cashewnuts. Sauté slightly and keep aside.
• You can also sauté dates if you wish to.
• In a separate vessel or cooking pot, boil the milk.
• Add fried vermicelli and let it cook for a few seconds on low flame until the vermicelli becomes soft.
• Add sugar and condensed milk as well and cook for a few minutes.
• Do not stir much, else the vermicelli will break. Taste to see if you need to add more sugar.
• Add the fried almonds, fried cashews, fried pistachios.
• Finally, add cardamom powder, stir and switch off the flame.
• Garnish with ghee, dry fruits and dates.