Semiya/vermicelli payasam/ kheer, is one of the easiest desserts I ever prepared. Best thing about this dessert is, it can be served hot, warm or even chilled. one more advantage is , the same dessert can be served as drink if more milk is added. Isn’t that great? Just check out how easy and simple recipe it is.
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Ingredients :
- Semiya/ Vermicelli – 1 cup
- Milk – 3 – 4 cups
- Sugar – 1/2 – 3/4 cup
- Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Ghee – 3 tablespoons
- Dry fruits – a handful of cashews, almonds, raisins or any of your choice., roughly chopped
Method :
- In a pot/ kadai, heat ghee. fry the dry fruits till golden brown on low heat. Remove them and keep aside.
- In the same kadai, break the semiya if its long. Fry them till they turn golden brown, stirring continuously.
- When the semiya/ vermicelli turns golden brown, add milk and keep the flame low- medium. Keep stirring occasionally so that the base doesn’t get burnt. Once the milk boils, add sugar and cardamom powder. Cook for 5 minutes or till semiya is well cooked and kheer is thickened. Then add 3/4 th of dry fruits to the kheer. switch off the flame.
- Garnish the kheer with remaining fried dry fruits and serve hot, warm or chilled.
Note:
You can even add few saffron stands to enhance the taste and color.
You can reduce the amount of semiya or increase the amount of milk , sugar according to your taste.
Remember , once the kheer is cooled it gets thickened.
To serve as a semiya drink, fry less semiya and add more milk.
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