Vermicelli Kheer / Semiya Payasam / Shemai Payas

Vermicelli kheer or Shemai payas is one of the most popular Indian desert.Its made on any special occasion.Very easy to prepare and yet everyone's favorite.Generally vermicelli kheer prepared with ghee,milk,sugar,cashew and cardamom pods but today i make it more rich and creamy to add scraped coconut.Just imagine the taste its delicious and yummy.I prefer to eat the kheer thick and chilled

Preparation Time: 10 minutes                                         Serving:  4
Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes                                         Category: Veg

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Vermicelli
• 2 tablespoon pure Ghee/Clarified Butter
• 4 cup Milk
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 12-15 Cashew nuts
• 3-4 Green Cardamom (crushed)
• 6 tablespoon Coconut (scraped)
• 5-6 Raisins (garnishing)

Method:

• Heat ghee in a pan,and fry the cashew nuts lightly.Take them out of the pan and keep aside 
• In the same pan add the vermicelli and fry continuously on a low flame till they light golden brown in color.Remove from pan and set aside
• Boil milk in a pan for 10 minutes.Keep stirring occasionally 
• Now add the roasted vermicelli to the boiling milk and simmer for further 5 minutes
• Add sugar continue cooking, stirring well
• Then add crushed cardamom and stir
• Finely add scraped coconut and cashew nuts and stir well again if it gets thick add some milk
• Transfer into a serving bowl
• Garnish with raisins

Serve the way you want hot,warm or chilled

Try this delicious and easy to make desert Semiya Payasam or Shemai Payas .Kids & your family will love to taste it.Hope u will enjoy the dish of course don't  forget to share with me. I appreciate your comments.

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