Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Sheer Khurma शीर ख़ुर्मा....Eid Special Recipe


When the Moon of Eid arises, it brings happiness and excitement with itself. May your life always stay filled with such amusing excitement and happiness. Eid is the time of year when you should amend your mistakes and forgive others mistakes. No matter where you are or what you are doing, remember that Allah is always with you to help and guide you in every important step of your life. Eid Mubarak!
Sheer khurma or sheer khorma is a festival vermicelli pudding prepared by Muslims on Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in AfghanistanIndian subcontinent and parts of Central Asia. It is a traditional Muslim festive breakfast, and a dessert for celebrations. This special dish is served on the morning of Eid day in the family after the Eid prayer as breakfast, and throughout the day to all the visiting guests. It is very popular throughout the Indian subcontinent and Central AsiaThe main ingredients used in Sheer khurma are vermicelliwhole milksugar and dates. Depending on the region, cardamompistachiosalmonds, cloves, saffronraisins, and rose water are also added. Vermicelli is fried in clarified butter. Then milk (sheer) is added and the vermicelli are allowed to cook further. As the mixture thickens, sugar and dates (khajoor) are added along with any other dried fruits. Source taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheer_khurma

Sheer means "Milk" in Persian and Khurma means "Dates". Today I'm going to show you how to make a delicious Sheer Khurma.








Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4-6

Cuisine: Hyderabad

Course: Dessert
Author: Ayesha Md


Ingredients:

1 litre or 5 cups whole milk
50 grams vermicelli (broken into small pieces), roasted
2 tbsp ghee/clarified butter
1/2 cup sugar or (as per taste)
8-10 almonds, sliced
8-10 pistachios, sliced
6-8 cashew nuts, chopped
8-10 dates seedless, chopped lengthwise
1 tbsp chironji (charoli)
10-12 raisins
5 green cardamoms powder
1 tsp rose/kewra water


Instructions:

1) Take a pan, heat a tbsp of ghee and add 50 grams of fine seviyan/vermicelli. Roast on low flame till they turn aromatic and golden brown. Keep aside.


2) In the same pan. Heat a tbsp of ghee. Add chopped dry fruits (chironji, pistachios, almonds, cashews, raisins and dates) and saute for 4-5 minutes.

3) Take a large heavy saucepan, now add 5 cups of milk and let the milk come to boil. Lower the flame and simmer for about 5-10 minutes till the milk slightly thickens. Stir occasionally, to prevent milk from burning.


4) Add the roasted seviyan/vermicelli and sugar to the milk and mix them well. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, reducing the quantity or till the seviyan/vermicelli are cooked and softened. 


5) Now, add cardamom powder, roasted nuts and rose/kewra water and mix well. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. Turn off the flame.

6) Now, pour Sheer Khurma into a serving bowl and garnish it with more dry fruits. As shown in the picture.





7) Yours delicious and yummy Sheer Khurma is ready. Serve hot or cold. As shown in the picture.





If you have any queries regarding this recipe don't forget to share your comment, your comments are valuable for me. It would always be a pleasure for me to serve you....And I'll be back soon with an another exciting recipe....

1 comment:

Ayesha Md said...

Thank you so much.

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