Delicious Sheeer Khurma

Delicious Sheeer Khurma an Occassional Recipe

Ingredients:

- 2 liter of milk
- 1 liter water
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 dried dates
- 6-8 whole cardamoms
- 1\4 cup ghee or butter
- 6-7 seeds of cardamom crushed once
- 1 cup of vermicelli
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/2 cup dried coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped almond
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1tsp kevera essence, diluted or 1\4 tsp., if concentrated

Method:

1. Soak 3 dried out dates and coconut in water for 2 hours, until soft. Then finely slice them.
2. In a pot add milk, water, 5 dried dates and cardamoms and boil on low heat for about 2 hours or until about 1 1\2 liter milk is left. Strain milk through a fine strainer. Remove the dates and cardamoms and reserve milk.
3. Heat ghee or butter in a heavy based pan add crushed cardamom seeds, when they pop and splutter add vermicelli and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add pistachios, coconut, almond, raisins and dates and fry for 2 more minutes.
4. Add warm milk to it, get to boil and cook for 5-8 minutes, until cooked through.
5. Add sugar and cook until sugar has totally dissolved. Just before remove from heat add kevera essence.
Can be served hot or chilled.