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Sheer Khurma

Name: Sheer Khurma
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 60g Very thin pasta; 1L Milk; 80g Sugar; 6 Dates; 20g Almonds; 20g Pistachios; 4 pods Cardamom; 20g Butter; 20g Raisins

Dessert

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Fine vermicelli simmered with milk, nuts, and dates — Pakistan's sweet dessert for Eid morning.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Sheer khurma means 'milk and dates' in Persian, and in Pakistan every household makes it on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, the festival at the end of Ramadan. Fine vermicelli (sewaiyan) is toasted, then simmered in milk and scented with dates, almonds, pistachios, and cardamom.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On Eid morning in a Pakistani home, a sweet aroma spreads from the pot as small bowls are offered to visiting relatives and neighbors.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Very thin pasta 60g
Milk 1L
Sugar 80g
Dates 6
Almonds 20g
Pistachios 20g
Cardamom 4 pods
Butter 20g
Raisins 20g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Break the vermicelli into pieces about 3cm long.
Melt butter in a pot and toast the vermicelli and chopped nuts until golden.
Add the milk and crushed cardamom and simmer on low, stirring, for 15 minutes.
Add the chopped dates, raisins, and sugar and simmer 10 minutes until creamy.
Serve warm or chilled.

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