Qimami seviyan/vermicelli
12:30 PM
Ingredients:
Method:
- Broken dry seviyan (vermicelli) - 100 gms
- Green cardamoms - 3
- Sugar - 100 gms
- Almonds - 1/4 cup, blanched and chopped
- Pistachios - 1/4 cup, blanched and chopped
- Saffron - a pinch
- Ghee
Method:
- In saucepan, make a simple sugar syrup by combining 200 ml of water with 100 gms of sugar, add 1 cardamom pod and saffron. Cook it for around 10 minutes
- In a pot, add ghee and cardamom, once the aroma develops gently roast the seviyan. Keep stirring continuously till it changes to medium brown in colour
- Add the sugar syrup in the pot of seviyan and continue to stir till all water dries up
- Add 1 cup of boiling water and cook for another 5-8 minutes till vermicelli is cooked and soft and water dries up
- Garnish with almonds and pistachios and serve!!!
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