Semiya Halwa

Semiya Halwa

Today is Ugadi  , Beginning of a year according to Andhra calendar . I had to make a sweet dish as part of today’s menu. But being festival I didn’t want to slog in kitchen for long . yet wanted to make mouth watering delicacies. So chose this sweet since it gets prepared in a jiffy . Its soooo simple that you can’t go wrong with this  . For this I didn’t use food color as I was feeding my 2 year old son with this. Instead I used turmeric as food color. You can totally avoid any food color too. Here is the recipe

INGREDIENTS :-
Semiya/Bambino vermicelli:- not roasted version(2 cups)

Ghee :- 1 tablespoon

Elaichi, cardamom :- 1 teaspoon each

Cashews :- 3-4

Badam :- soaked in warm water and peel the skin and cut into flakes

Sugar :- 2-3 tablespoon (adjust)

Turmeric :- orange red,a pinch

Milk :- 1 1/2 cup(you can substitute with khoya)

Water :- a cup

METHOD :-

1. Melt ghee in a deep frying pan and add cashews, elaichi and cardamom to it.
2. Fry until cashews are slightly brown.
3. Now add vermicelli to it and fry until golden brown.
4. Add milk and bit of water and turmeric and close the lid .
5. Cover it for 5 min until vermicelli gets cooked.
6. Add little more milk, sugar and mix well till it melts , close the lid again and simmer for 4 minutes.
7. Add badam flakes and serve hot