Sheer Khurma - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups milk
5 tablespoons white sugar
3 cardamom pods, or to taste
3/4 cup broken vermicelli pasta
6 dates, pitted and chopped, or to taste (optional)
6 pistachio nuts, chopped, or to taste (optional)
3 saffron strands, or to taste

Preparation

Combine milk and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a rolling boil. Add cardamom pods. Stir in vermicelli; simmer until pudding thickens, 35 to 40 minutes.
Garnish pudding with dates, pistachios, and saffron threads. Serve warm or chilled.