Sheer Khurma Recipe for Eid al-Fitr
Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim Friends and my Blog’s readers!!!! I have always prepared the semiya recipe in a very basic manner (Semiya recipe here), like I have learnt through my Mom and these semiya’s are one of the most prefered desserts at home. But this time I tried them with milk & dates – the delicious Sheer Khurma! I was amazed with the flavour and the richness of this dessert. I kept this post for a while deliberately in my draft so that I can share it with my friends and readers on the occasion of EID along with my EID wishes 
! I also prepare many a times methi semiya at home, my kids are not that fond of these but rest of us in the family love these methi semiya too. For all EID RECIPES check HERE!
The softness of dates and chironji was new to me in this semiya or Sheer Khurma recipe and I loved the flavor. I added 1/2 cup condensed milk to this to add more richness to the Sheer Khurma, however you can either add khoya or prepare it with simply full cream milk also. I adapted the basic recipe of this Sheer Khurma from Vah Re Vah video, amazingly described by the chef in the video along with his muslim friend helping with the recipe, do check his recipe here. I did a little change though in this wonderful recipe as per my own taste.
You can also alternatively add in few strands of saffron but I avoided adding saffron to this sheer khurma. Instead I added half a spoon of cardamom powder to it, for added aroma and flavor. I used the regular Vermicelli’s I had at home but for this you can always use the thin Bambino vermicelli’s, break them and cook them gently because these thin vermicelli’s are too soft, so if you stir them too often they will become too soggy.
Ingredients
- - Vermicelli – 1 cup
- - Dates – 8 -10
- - Ghee – 2 tablespoons
- - Milk – 500 ml
- - Chironji – 2 tablespoons
- - Sugar – as per taste
- - Pistachios / Almonds – 2 – 3 tablespoons
- - Cardamom Powder – 1 teaspoon
- - Raisins – 8 -10
- - Condensed Milk – ½ cup
- - Water - 1/2 cup
Instructions
- Soak the dates, Raisins, Almonds, Pistachios and Chironji in water for a few hours then remove the skin and cut them into long thin slices including the raisins, dates which you don’t need to remove any kind of skin.
- Take a heavy bottom pan, dry roast the vermicelli till golden brown and then add 1 teaspoon of ghee and stir for few minutes.
- Now add in ½ cup of water to these vermicelli’s and stir gently for few minutes.
- Add in the boiled milk and sugar to the same pan and let it cook on low flame.
- Till the time the vermicelli’s are cooking on low flame, take another pan, add one teaspoon ghee and stir fry the nuts and raisins, dates for few seconds, remove from flame and add these to the vermicelli pan.
- Continue to cook till vermicelli’s are soft and done.
- Now add in the condensed milk to this pan and gently stir.
- Top this with remaining nuts & dates, garnish with rose petals and serve hot or cold as per your choice.
Notes
If your Sheer Khurma gets little thick while serving, then add in the hot milk and cook again till desired consistency is obtained.
Enjoy this delicious Sheer Khurma dessert recipe for Eid al-Fitr with your loved ones, EID MUBARAK to all of you ones again & Stay Blessed!!!!
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Happy Eid-ul-Fitr to you also. Amazing recipe dear. Superb clicks. Bookmarked it.
thank you Sanoli, sure do try it out!
Eid Mubarak! This looks very delicious and interesting. Today I made something similar, which here in the Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago to be specific) we call Sawine. I’m going to try yours next.
sure do try this out and share your recipe version too with me
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Lovely… now I am craving for a bowl of Sheer!
hey thanks Sanjeeta.. you welcome anytime
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I’ve usually made and eaten the basic seviyan kheer. Never had this Sheer Kurma. In fact I recently heard this name first time in the movie “Well Done Abba.”
I’m a nut & dry fruit lover … would absolutely love a kheer like this that’s full of both!
Hey Nisha…going by what you said about self, I am 100 percent sure you will simply love this one then…it’s fully loaded with nuts,dates and dry fruits…add as much you want and enjoy!!!!!
Eid Mubarak ! That looks so festive ! I love semiya kheer,so I must love this too
Hey Namitha! semiya kheer is a fav at my place too, thanks for dropping by
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Thank you so much for the Eid greetings. I feel so honored:) the sheer khorma look just right for the occasion.
You welcome Family Cook
, it’s a pleasure! I loved preparing this and serving it to my family.
Great recipe Anamika. I never made sheer khurma in my life. I feel like I need it now. I like your mango shape red serving bowls.
Hey thank you YCB
, do try it out, it’s really simple and quick, the flavor of dates in milk is something really unique. Thanks for liking the red serving bowls, I picked them up from a hyper market out here in Bangalore.
Beautiful! I am craving this after your post. I better make this soon.
Thanks Asmita, do try, you will love it for sure
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