SHIRKHURMA

Shirkhurma:
Sheer korma or Sheer Khurma is a festival sweet prepared by muslims on Eid ul-Fitr in South Asian Countires. It is a traditional Muslim festive breakfast, and a dessert for celebrations. Sheer means sweetened milk and khurma is made from dried dates.
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.


Ingredients:

• Seviyan(Vermicelli) 120 gms
• Milk 4 cups
• Sugar 5 tbsp or more if required
• Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp Saffron 1/4 tsp
• Almonds 10 nos.
• Pistachios 15nos
• kaju 12nos.
• Charoli 1 tbsp wiped with cloth
• Ghee 2 tbsp
• akhrote 5 nos.
• khawa 200 gm,
• jaiphal(nutmeg)1/2tspn.

Preparation:

1. Soak all the dry fruits in warm water for about 4 to 5 hours.


2. Clean the dry fruits in running water to remove all the dirt.


3. Cut the blanched almonds and pistachios akhrot , kaju into slices.


4. Now heat the ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan and keep the fire low, and add the vermicelli and fry to a light golden colour & keep aside.


5. Heat the ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan and keep the fire low, and add all the sliced (almond,pistachios,akhrote,kaju,charoli) and fry to light golden colour.


6. Take heavy-bottomed pan add 4 cups of milk, kept on high flame for boiling.


7. Add sugar and sevayan ,kawa and boil for few minutes (continuously stir for 5-7 minutes).


8. Add half of the fried dry fruits boil for few minutes.


9. Place the shirkhurma in a bowl and sprinkle the remaining slivers of almond and pistachios, and serve it either hot or cold .

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