Saffron Zarda Shemai

Ahmed Hossain | 06 August 2019 | 12:28 pm | 645

Saffron Zarda Shemai

On the occasion of Eid, a lot of sweet dishes are made to share with family, friends, neighbors and the less fortunate. Saffron zarda shemai is such a dish that is wanted by almost everyone in the family.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • A few strands of saffron
  • ½ cup ghee
  • 1 pack shemai (vermicelli), 150 gram, about 5.3 oz or about 2 cups crush
  • 2-3 green cardamom
  • 2-3 cinnamon, each about 1” long
  • 6 tablespoons sugar (adjust per taste)
  • Almonds, for garnish

Directions

  • Beat eggs and milk together. Add saffron strands and keep it that way.
  • Crush the vermicelli by hand a little and fry in ghee with cardamom and cinnamon until vermicelli is light golden in colour.
  • Pour in the milk and egg mix and stir slowly in low-medium heat.
  • Once vermicelli is soft, add sugar and mix slowly.
  • Once sugar is melted and shemai is fluffy, turn off the stove.
  • Garnish with almonds and serve.

(The writer is a professional chef.)

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