Eid in old Dhaka is not complete without sheer khorma. Sheer khorma is a traditional preparation made on the festival of Eid. Every household has its own recipe of this rich preparation. Here is an authentic version of this delicacy that is loaded with almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, raisins and dates. This dish contains huge amounts of milk, many fruits and the main ingredient, vermicelli. This recipe is very popular in old Dhaka and in other Asian countries.
=> 2 liter milk
=> 1 cup broken vermicelli
=> 3 tbsp ghee
=> 1 tin condensed milk
=> 1/4 cup almonds blanched and slivered
=> 1/4 cup cashew nuts blanched and slivered
=> 1/4 cup pistachio blanched and slivered
=> 1/4 cop seedless chopped dates
=> 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
= Heat the ghee in a deep pan, add vermicelli and cook till turn golden brown, keep aside.
=In the same pan, heat ghee and add chopped dry fruits and sauté for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Heat milk till reduced to three fourths its volume.
= Add roasted vermicelli and sugar to the milk and simmer till vermicelli is cooked. Add fried dry fruits mixture and cardamom powder and condensed milk. Cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
= Switch off the fire and stir, garnish with the dry fruits and serve hot, warm or chilled.
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Note: If you are using dry dates then don't sauté them in ghee. Instead cook them in milk. You can also soak them overnight to soften them.
Ingredients:
=> 2 liter milk
=> 1 cup broken vermicelli
=> 3 tbsp ghee
=> 1 tin condensed milk
=> 1/4 cup almonds blanched and slivered
=> 1/4 cup cashew nuts blanched and slivered
=> 1/4 cup pistachio blanched and slivered
=> 1/4 cop seedless chopped dates
=> 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Preparation:
= Heat the ghee in a deep pan, add vermicelli and cook till turn golden brown, keep aside.
=In the same pan, heat ghee and add chopped dry fruits and sauté for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Heat milk till reduced to three fourths its volume.
= Add roasted vermicelli and sugar to the milk and simmer till vermicelli is cooked. Add fried dry fruits mixture and cardamom powder and condensed milk. Cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
= Switch off the fire and stir, garnish with the dry fruits and serve hot, warm or chilled.
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Note: If you are using dry dates then don't sauté them in ghee. Instead cook them in milk. You can also soak them overnight to soften them.
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