Dessert, Snacks, Vegetarian Annie Muljiani Dessert, Snacks, Vegetarian Annie Muljiani

Sev (Sweet vermicelli) and Sev Kheer dessert for Eid

Eid is a happy festival celebrated on the last day of Ramadhan by all Muslims around the world. Sev and Sev Kheer is enjoyed traditionally during the day while celebrating. Sev is a special sweet dish made with butter, vermicelli, sugar and saffron. Scroll down to see the Sev kheer recipe. Eid Mubarak!

Serves 6

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter

  • 150g vermicelli noodles

  • 20 sultanas

  • 1 1/2 cup water

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 20 strands saffron

Directions:

  1. In a small saucepan bring water, sugar and saffron to boil

  2. In a medium sized saucepan melt butter and add broken vermicelli and saute till golden brown.

  3. Add sultans and cook for a couple of minutes till they pop.

  4. Add the boiled sugar syrup to the vermicelli being careful not to burn yourself.

  5. Continue cooking till water has evaporated.

  6. Cover pot and bake in a preheated oven at 250 degrees for about 20 minutes.

  7. Garnish with crushed pistachios, crushed almonds and pomegranate seeds.

  8. Serve with hot papadums.

Sev Kheer

Sev Kheer is a vermicelli pudding and is a must have during the month of Ramadhan as well as on the last day, celebrated as the festival of Eid by Muslims around the world.. This was one of my favourite puddings growing up and I have to have it on Eid. Use our recipe for Sev and just add boiled milk and enjoy warm or cold. It’s your choice. I love it warm.

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

  • 1 litre milk

  • 1/4 cup whipping cream or heavy cream

  • 1 can evaporated milk

  • 2-3 tbsp sugar

  • 1/2tsp cardamom ground

  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg ground

  • 15 strands saffron

  • 1 teaspoon slivered almonds

  • 1 teaspoon pistachios crushed

    Directions:

  • Bring milk and sugar to boil and then add cardamom, nutmeg and saffron

  • Add boiled milk to sev and mix thoroughly

  • Garnish with pistachios, almonds, pomegranate or rose petals

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Mango Kulfi

Sometimes you just need a dessert that is sinfully rich, delicious, creamy and irresistible. I usIf you are ed canned mangoes that I blended in a blender. If you have all the ingredients on hand, it literally takes 5 minutes to make this incredible dessert. If you are following a plant-based diet, you can switch to non-dairy substitutes. The flavours of saffron, cardamom, pistachios and almonds will blow your mind away!! This dessert is usually served on special occasions like Navratri, Diwali, Eid or Khushiali.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 398 ml canned mangoes (juice removed)

  • 1 tablespoon warm milk

  • 300 ml condensed milk

  • 385 ml evaporated milk

  • 250 ml whipping cream

  • 1/2 tsp cardamom ground

  • 6-7 strands saffron

  • 12 almonds crushed

  • 12 pistachios crushed

Directions:

  1. Bloom the saffron in 1 tablespoon of warm milk for about 5 minutes (Let the saffron sit in the warm milk for 5 minutes for the flavour to bloom)

  2. Blend the canned mangoes, then add the condensed milk, evaporated milk, whipping cream, cardamom and the bloomed saffron.

  3. Pour liquid mixture into an 8”x12” pyrex dish or metal dish and put in the freezer for about two hours then sprinkle crushed pistachios and almonds and leave in freezer to set till 20 minutes before serving.

  4. The kulfi will be hard to cut if you don’t remove from the freezer 20 mins before.

Enjoy!!

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