Vermicilli kheer recipe

Recipe ingredients

1 cup vermicilli noodles
1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup condensed milk
1 tablespoon custard powder, dissolved in some warm milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 to 4 cups of whole milk, diluted with 1 to 2 cups of water
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon, halved cashewnuts, dry roasted, you can substiture this with roasted slivered almonds or pistachios
1 teaspoon crushed cardamom

How to make vermicilli kheer

Heat the ghee in a pan and add the vermicilli to it.
Fry the vermicilli till it turns brown in color.
The color should be between dark and light brown.
Take a open pan and add the milk to it.
Add the vermicilli to the milk and boil on a medium fire until the vermicilli is completely done.
This should take about 20 to 30 minutes.
Now add the custard powder and keep stirring.
Add the condensed milk, sugar, raisins and the nuts and stir till the sugar is dissolved and the mixture thickens.
Add the cardamom and serve hot.
It can also be stored in the fridge and served chilled.