Shir Sewain - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g roasted vermicelli
4 tablespoons ghee
750 ml milk
400 g sugar
1/2 teaspoon saffron strand, soaked in
1 tablespoon water
100 g crumbled khoya
2 tablespoons raisins
1 tablespoon pistachio nut
1 tablespoon roasted slivered almonds
2 tablespoons cashew nuts
edible edible silver foil, to decorate (chandi ka warq)

Preparation

Fry vermicelli in hot ghee until coloured.
Pour in milk.
Allow it to simmer for two minutes.
Add sugar and continue cooking until sugar dissolves.
Stir in saffron, khoya, raisins and nuts.
Decorate with silver leaf, remaining saffron and dried fruit.