Ingredients:

• 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!!!