Sheer Khurma Recipe (Conventional Candy Dish)

Sheer Khurma (also referred to as Sheer Khorma) is a wealthy, decadent, conventional dessert of a creamy vermicelli pudding made in the course of the festive event of Eid al-Fitr within the South Asian international locations of India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Within the Persian language ‘Sheer‘ or ‘Shir‘ means milk and ‘Khurma‘ means dates. This creamy and delish Sheer Khurma recipe is made with milk, dates, nuts and dry fruits, wheat vermicelli and flavorings like rose water, saffron or cardamom powder.

About Sheer Khurma Recipe

Sheer Khurma is a wealthy dessert consisting of varied dry fruits, nuts, ghee, and milk. Consider it like a rice pudding, besides as an alternative of rice, you employ fantastic strands of vermicelli.

As I’ve talked about above, the phrases ‘sheer’ or ‘shir’ imply milk, and ‘khurma’ refers to dates. It is usually value noting that these phrases ‘sheer’ or ‘shir’ seem within the identify of one other dish – Sheermal, a conventional milk and ghee enriched flatbread with Persian origins.

As with most such dishes, there are various totally different variations of constructing it. My straightforward recipe calls for under a handful of pantry staples, that means you don’t have to search around for components like condensed milk or khoya (mawa).

In my recipe, I roast the vermicelli (also referred to as seviyan in Hindi) first after which add it to take advantage of which has been simmering and thickening barely.

The roasted vermicelli will get an virtually nutty taste, which is then imparted to the sweetened milk combination because it simmers. Because the vermicelli-milk combination thickens, I add dates along with extra dry fruits and nuts for sweetness and texture.

I solely add about 4 tablespoons of sugar in my Sheer Khurma recipe as a result of I exploit each dates and raisins, which lend their sweetness to the pudding. You possibly can regulate the proportion of sugar based on the dates you employ and your style desire.

This scrumptious, candy pudding can be a wonderful dessert to be made in winters because it has loads of dry fruits and nuts which give numerous warmth and heat to the physique. It’s best to have this dessert served sizzling from the pan throughout winters.

Distinction between Sheer Khurma & Seviyan Kheer

Although Sheer Khurma and Seviyan Kheer (Vermicelli Kheer) look related, they don’t seem to be the identical. Dates are added to Shir Khurma, however will not be added to vermicelli kheer. The inclusion of dates is a defining function and ends in a singular taste, texture and style.

The tactic of cooking Sheer Khurma can be totally different than vermicelli kheer. Whereas making this pudding, the milk is thickened barely earlier than including vermicelli. This ends in a thicker, creamier consistency than kheer.

Sheer Khurma is a conventional Mughlai dessert and is commonly made in the course of the Eid Al-Fitr pageant. Whereas Seviyan Kheer refers to a generic time period for vermicelli pudding and is made throughout celebrations and different such events.

Step-by-Step Information

The way to Make Sheer Khurma

Prep Dry Fruits, Dates and Nuts

1. Collect and rinse the dried fruits and nuts apart from chironji (charoli seeds). In order for you, you may rinse them too. Later drain all of the water.

You will have the next dried fruits:

• 30 pistachios (roughly 3 tablespoons or 20 grams)
• 20 almonds (roughly 20 grams)
• 16 to 18 cashews (roughly 20 grams) 
• 2 tablespoons golden raisins
• 4 giant or 8 small to medium-sized dates (about 100 grams)

2. Chop the dates and measure. You must get about ½ cup of chopped dates.

3. Subsequent chop all of the nuts – pistachios, almonds, cashews and in addition the raisins.

Roast Vermicelli

4. Break 40 grams skinny and fantastic wheat vermicelli to shorter strands. You must get 1 cup of damaged or chopped vermicelli strands.

5. Warmth a heavy bottomed skillet or pan or kadai (wok). When the pan turns into sizzling, decrease the warmth. Add the vermicelli. Stirring usually, dry roast the vermicelli on low warmth.

Word: If utilizing pre-roasted vermicelli, then skip this step of roasting them.

6. Roast till golden and put aside in a plate or tray. You can too decide to roast the vermicelli in ghee when you favor.

Sauté Nuts, Dates and Dry Fruits

7. In one other skillet or frying pan, warmth 3 tablespoons ghee.

8. Add chopped dry fruits and nuts (chopped dates, raisins, cashews, almonds, pistachios. Additionally add 2 tablespoons chironji seeds.

Chironji seeds give a pleasant nutty texture, however you may select to omit them if they don’t seem to be accessible to you.

9. Stirring usually, sauté for 3 to 4 minutes on a low warmth.

Warmth Milk

10. In the meantime warmth 1 litre entire milk in the identical kadai (wok) or skillet wherein you roasted the vermicelli. Stir the milk just a few occasions whereas it turns into sizzling and involves a boil.

11. Let the milk come to boil on medium-low to medium warmth.

12. Decrease the warmth and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes till the milk barely thickens. Stir the milk at intervals.

Cook dinner Vermicelli

13. When the milk has thickened barely, add the roasted vermicelli.

14. Add 4 tablespoons sugar (or as required) to the pan. Combine very effectively.

15. Simmer till the vermicelli are cooked and are softened. This may take about 8 to 10 minutes. The milk may also thicken and cut back by the point the vermicelli cooks.

16. The vermicelli must be properly cooked and softened.

Make Sheer Khurma

17. When the vermicelli has softened and cooked effectively, add the flavorings: 15 to 18 saffron strands and 1 teaspoon cardamom powder.

18. Add the whole combination of sautéed dry fruits, dates, nuts, and ghee from the pan.

19. Change off the warmth and blend effectively. The chopped dates will thicken the consistency extra. Examine the style and add extra sugar if wanted.

If the consistency is just too thick in your liking, add ¼ to ½ cup sizzling milk. Keep in mind so as to add sugar as wanted once you add extra milk.

Serve Sheer Khurma sizzling or heat in particular person bowls. The consistency will thicken because it cools, so enable it to cook dinner to the consistency you need.

20. Lastly add 1 tablespoon rose water and blend to mix. As a substitute of rose water, you need to use kewra water (pandanus water).

21. You could possibly decide to serve Sheer Khurma sizzling, heat or chilled. You can too garnish this scrumptious dessert with a drizzle of rose water, or sprinkle just a few saffron strands, rose petals or powdered cardamom whereas serving.

Needless to say the consistency thickens because it cools. So make certain to maintain a lighter flowing consistency when the khurma is sizzling.

Sugar & Its Replacements

As a result of the dates herald numerous sweetness on this creamy dessert, you don’t want so as to add numerous sugar to this recipe.

However you may at all times add extra based on your style desire. You can too decide to skip it totally – simply improve the quantity of dates.

If you wish to substitute sugar with another sweetener, be happy. Jaggery, palm sugar, coconut sugar, maple syrup or agave are all stable choices.

Tip: In case you are including jaggery, palm sugar, or coconut sugar, observe these steps: First, cook dinner the Sheer Khurma fully. Then take away the pan from the stovetop and set it apart for 4 to five minutes. Add chopped jaggery, palm sugar, or coconut sugar based on the sweetness you like.

Skilled Ideas

• Vermicelli: The kind of vermicelli added in Sheer Khurma are the skinny, lengthy, and fantastic strands of entire wheat vermicelli. These have lengthy strands, so it’s a must to break them earlier than roasting. Historically Sheer Khurma is at all times made with wheat vermicelli. If in case you can not supply this number of vermicelli, decide to make use of rice vermicelli. However the texture and taste can be totally different.
• Nuts & Dry Fruits: Sheer Khurma recipe has loads of nuts and dry fruits added in it. In case you are allergic to some nuts, you may simply skip them. You can too add your personal favourite mixture of nuts to it.
• Dates: Use any good high quality gentle dates; Medjool and Ajwa are good selections. If there are seeds within the dates, then chop them and discard the seeds. Dry dates (often known as kharik) will also be added. If utilizing dry dates, then soak them in water for just a few hours till they soften. Add the dates once you add the roasted nuts and ghee.
• Chironji: Questioning what chironji is? These are small brown-colored seeds with a nutty taste and style. In India, we simply get them in any grocery store. They’re also referred to as ‘charoli‘. If you happen to don’t have these seeds, then merely skip them. You’ll want to use contemporary chironji as they go rancid in a short time. 
• Coconut: You possibly can add about 2 tablespoons of desiccated coconut (unsweetened) to this recipe.
• Condensed milk or Khoya: For a richer style and taste, you may add ¼ cup grated khoya (mawa) to the milk. If utilizing sweetened condensed milk, add 1 to 1.5 tablespoons (or as wanted), skipping the sugar totally within the recipe.
• Flavorings: Whereas cardamom powder and rose water are the popular flavorings, you may optionally add 12 to fifteen saffron strands. Swap rose water with pandanus water (kewra water). Combine the saffron strands in just a few tablespoons of heat milk for that stunning yellow coloration within the sheer khorma. Add this saffron-infused milk once you add the sautéed dates, nuts and dried fruit combination.

FAQs

In India, many candy puddings are made with rice or vermicelli throughout festive events. I’ve listed some well-liked Indian pageant pudding recipes under.

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Sheer Khurma recipe from the archives was first printed on November 2013.