Recipe : Fruit Vermicelli Pudding

Preparation Time : 45 minutes
Serves : 4-5

Ingredients :

• Vermicelli – 1 cup (coarsely broken)

• Sliced almonds – ¼ cup

• Chopped pistachio – ¼ cup

• Sultanas (golden raisins) – 1/3 cup

• Ghee – 6 tbsp

• Dates, stoned (pitted) and thinly sliced – 1/3 cup

• Full cream/whole milk – 5 cups

• Brown sugar/granulated sugar – 4 tbsp

• Saffron – a few threads

Method :

• Heat 4 tbsp of ghee in a frying pan and sauté the vermicelli until golden brown. (If you are using the Italian variety, sauté it for a little longer).

• Remove and set aside.

• Heat the remaining ghee in a separate pan and fry the nuts, sultanas and dates over a medium heat until the sultanas swell. Add to the vermicelli and mix gently.

• Heat the milk in a large heavy pan and add the sugar. Bring to a boil and add the vermicelli mixture and let the liquid return to a boil, stirring constantly.

• Reduce the heat and simmer until the vermicelli is soft and you have a fairly thick pudding.

• Stir in the saffron and cook for one minute more.

• Serve hot or cold.