VERMICELLI KHEER (Semiya payasam)

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Vermicelli Kheer....semiya payasam, is also called Noodle payasam by my grand children. It is a real delicacy, a little bit care is to be taken, so that there won't be too much vermicelli in the kheer, and also, it will not form a big lump.
Check my Carrot vermicelli kheer and other payasams

Ingredients

Milk - 10 cups

Vermicelli/semiya - 3/4 cup (roasted or regular)

Sugar -1 1/2 cups

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Ghee - 2 tsps + 2 tsps

Cashews, broken - 2 tbsps

Raisins - 2 tbsps

Saffron - a pinch

Recipe Cuisine: Indian; Category: Dessert/neivedhyam/prasaadh

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 30 mts

Yields 10-12 cups

                      Roast semiya in 2 tsps ghee, keep on low fire, and roast to golden color. If you are using roasted semiya, skip this step.

Roast the cashews and raisins in 2 tsps ghee and keep aside.

MIlk set to boil, vermicelli added, also saffron, and allowed to boil on low heat.

Milk boiling nicely, vermicelli also getting cooked well.

Milk has condensed well, sugar added now

Cardamom powder added too.

Kheer is ready to be served hot or cold, as you like, with the roasted cashews and raisins added.

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Notes

* If you are using roasted vermicelli, then normally I add them along with cold milk itself, this way, vermicelli does not form small clusters and stick to each other.

* If you are using regular vermicelli and roasting it, then add 2 cups hot milk or water to it first, then add cold milk. I prefer to add only milk and never have added water.

*Allow the milk to boil and reduce nicely. You can notice the creamish color of the payasam

Categories: Desserts, Festival Delicacies, Indian sweets, Janmashtami neivedhyams, Navarathri Neivedhyams, Payasams/kheers