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Published: Jun 11, 2015 · Modified: Feb 21, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Sheer Khorma – Sheer Khurma – Dates, Milk and Vermicelli Pudding

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Sheer Khorma or Sheer Khurma is a festival special dish made during the Eid festival. This dessert has a rich flavor of dates in milk along with loads of milk and vermicelli.

Sheer Khorma in a bowl

Sheer Khorma or Sheer Khurma is a festival special dish made during the Eid festival. Eid is an important festival for Muslims that marks the end of the Ramadan fast.

This festival celebrates the end of the month-long dawn to dusk fasting observed by the Muslims. Sheer khorma is served as the festive breakfast dish or as a dessert as well.

One of my best friends back from NY always had us over for the Eid celebrations. Most of her friends including me were vegetarians and hence almost every year she made many vegetarian dishes instead of the routine meat based dishes. She made wonderful vegetable biriyani and her sheer khorma is something to die for.

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Sheer Khorma in a bowl with spoon

When I chose the theme for festival recipes from around the world, I wanted to make this famous Persian / Middle Eastern dessert one of the dishes. I pretty much followed my taste buds to make the recipe as I have eaten this almost every single year when I and my friend lived in NY.

She also no longer lives there and I truly miss having the Eid feast in her house. It also happens that next Friday, the 17th of July is the Eid festival this year. So there cannot be a much apt time to make this special dish.

Sheer means milk in Persian and it closely resembles the Sanskrit word ‘Kshir’ which also means milk. Khurma means dates in Persian. This dessert has a rich flavor of dates in milk along with loads of milk and vermicelli.

The vermicelli used for the recipe is the thinnest variety available. These are usually very long and thin and I broke them into small (about 1-inch piece) and used them.

Sheer khorma in a bowl

Preparation time – 15 minutes
Cooking time – 70 minutes
Difficulty level – easy

Ingredients to make Sheer Khorma – serves 8-10

  • Milk – 2 liters / 8 cups (I used 2% milk)
  • Dates – 8 to 10 (chopped)
  • Vermicelli – ¾ cup (thin variety broken into 1 inch piece)
  • Sugar – 2 cups (use less if you prefer mild sweetness)
  • Mixed nuts – about ½ cup (I used sliced almonds, pistachios and cashews)
  • Raisins – 4 tbsp
  • Saffron – a large pinch
  • Ghee – 1 tbsp
Sheer khorma in a bowl with tray

Procedure to make Sheer Khurma –

  • In a heavy bottom pan, measure the milk and add the chopped dates and the saffron to it. I have electric coil in the house and hence had to take extra precaution to avoid the milk from scorching in the bottom. Always use a thin layer of water in the empty pan before you add the milk. Also I added a steel plate (small one) to the pot. I made sure the heat was always in medium and kept stirring every 7-8 minutes. These steps helped me cook the milk without burning it in the bottom.
Cooking the sheer khorma in a pot
  • Cook the milk until it reduces to about ¾ its original quantity. It took me about 45 minutes in medium heat. The dates added to milk cooked really well and I just had to mash it every now and then. The flavor of the dates infused really well with the milk and it also imparted a very nice color to the milk along with the saffron.
Cooking the milk in a pot
  • Meanwhile in a separate pan, heat ½ tablespoon of ghee and fry the nuts. I used blanched, sliced almonds along with finely chopped pistachios and cashews. Fry the nuts until golden brown and then add the raisins. Fry until the raisins puffs up and then remove it on a plate.
Frying the ingredients in a pan
  • In the same pan, heat the remaining ghee and fry the vermicelli. I used roasted vermicelli, but still fried them to get some flavor of the ghee.
  • Once the milk cooks down, add the sugar. Mix well and cook until the sugars dissolves.
  • Now add the fried vermicelli and cook it for about 10 minutes until they become tender.
  • Next add the fried nuts and the raisins and let it cook for 10 more minutes.
Add the ingredients and mix well
  • Serve when warm or chilled down. The sheer khorma thicken when it cools, so if you find it thickening too much, add a little more milk and heat it. Also adjust the sugar as needed.
Sheer khorma served in a bowl

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Sheer Khorma in a bowl

Sheer Khorma – Sheer Khurma – Dates, Milk and Vermicelli Pudding

Sheer Khorma or Sheer Khurma is a festival special dish made during the Eid festival. This dessert has a rich flavor of dates in milk along with loads of milk and vermicelli.
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Course: Dessert, Festival Recipes, sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 431kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • Pot
  • pan
  • spatula

Ingredients

  • 2 liters Milk 8 cups I used 2% milk
  • 8-10 Dates chopped
  • ¾ cup Vermicelli thin variety broken into 1 inch piece
  • 2 cups Sugar use less if you prefer mild sweetness
  • ½ cup Mixed nuts I used sliced almonds, pistachios and cashews
  • 4 tablespoon Raisins
  • a large pinch Saffron
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee

Instructions

  • In a heavy bottom pan, measure the milk and add the chopped dates and the saffron to it. I have electric coil in the house and hence had to take extra precaution to avoid the milk from scorching in the bottom. Always use a thin layer of water in the empty pan before you add the milk. Also I added a steel plate (small one) to the pot. I made sure the heat was always in medium and kept stirring every 7-8 minutes. These steps helped me cook the milk without burning it in the bottom.
  • Cook the milk until it reduces to about ¾ its original quantity. It took me about 45 minutes in medium heat. The dates added to milk cooked really well and I just had to mash it every now and then. The flavor of the dates infused really well with the milk and it also imparted a very nice color to the milk along with the saffron.
  • Meanwhile in a separate pan, heat ½ tablespoon of ghee and fry the nuts. I used blanched, sliced almonds along with finely chopped pistachios and cashews. Fry the nuts until golden brown and then add the raisins. Fry until the raisins puffs up and then remove it on a plate.
  • In the same pan, heat the remaining ghee and fry the vermicelli. I used roasted vermicelli, but still fried them to get some flavor of the ghee.
  • Once the milk cooks down, add the sugar. Mix well and cook until the sugars dissolves.
  • Now add the fried vermicelli and cook it for about 10 minutes until they become tender.
  • Next add the fried nuts and the raisins and let it cook for 10 more minutes.
  • Serve when warm or chilled down. The sheer khorma thicken when it cools, so if you find it thickening too much, add a little more milk and heat it. Also adjust the sugar as needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 431kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 326IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 1mg
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