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Shavige Payasa / Vermicelli Kheer

Shavige payasa / vermicelli kheer is a traditional sweet from South India.

Ingredients

  • 1 litre milk
  • 1 cup vermicelli
  • 1 cup sugar 1 cup or 200 grams
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • a few saffron strands
  • dry fruits as cashew almonds and raisins
  • 2 teaspoon ghee

Instructions

  • Take a teaspoon of ghee and roast the vermicelli along with dry fruits on a slow flame. Keep stirring with two ladle, until brown in colour. Take care not to burn them.
  • Boil milk  with saffron until it reduces to three-fourth of the quantity.
  • Now,add the milk to the vermicelli and let cook on a slow flame.
  • Once the vermicelli  is done,it floats on top. The sugar can now be added. Mix well and again let boil. This infuses taste and consistency to the sweet dish.
  • Later, remove from flame and add cardamom powder
  • Take a tip :
  • If you are adding raisins, its better to add at the end while roasting as they bloat up and get burnt easily.
  • Boiling of milk is an essential step to get good results.

Notes

Do not mix water while cooking the vermicelli.
Every household  has it's own version of making vermicelli kheer. This is the heirloom recipe which I follow at home.
You can use condensed milk, use it in the end and reduce the amount of sugar.