Seviyon Ka Meetha
Seviyan Ka Meetha is an another lip-smacking dessert with fine vermicelli as the main ingredient. A drier version of Sheer Qurma, the delectable traditional sweet dish without which no Eid is complete for Hyderabadis. Infact I can easily say that Seviyan ka Meetha is much more enjoyed than Sheer Qurma in my house.
In Hyderabad, there are shops that even sell special hand made vermicelli or semia or seviyan or sewayya. These can be found in shops much more easily during the month of Ramadan. I have to make do with whatever brand of vermicelli I can get from shops here. Usually my MIL gets many packets of vermicelli during her visits to our place from Saudi Arabia as she is well aware of the fact of our love for this dessert. So as the supply for vermicelli has recently been restocked in my pantry, these days I have been preparing it very often.
This dessert is good for those moments when you have unexpected guests, as it is super quick to whip up and is a dessert most loved and enjoyed, one of my favorites. I am sure your guests will be impressed too inshallah.
Seviyan Ka Meetha – Vermicelli Dessert
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
Ghee – 1/2 tsp
Canola oil – 3 tbsp
Dry fruits and Nuts – any, your choice; I added: almonds, pistachios, raisins – about 1/3 cup
Fine Vermicelli/Seviyan – 200 gms
Milk – 2 cups
Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
Granulated Sugar – 1 cup (add more 1/4 cup if you have a sweet tooth)
Method:
1. Gently crush the seviyan into pieces about 2 inch long (that is not too fine) with your hands while still in the packaging.
2. In a wide saucepan at medium heat add ghee+oil and and as soon as it warm, add the dry fruits and nuts. Fry them all together for a minute and remove into a cup. Keep aside.
3. In the remaining oil+ghee, add the crushed seviyan and roast in the oil while stirring continously until the seviyan are a chestnut color. Now add the milk and cardamom powder and let it cook for 2-4 minutes. As the seviyan absorb the milk, add the sugar. Once sugar melts, add the fried dry fruits and nuts and mix the seviyan gently. Cook for 2-4 minutes and remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature. Once cool, chill in the refrigerator. Serve.
Sending this dessert to the #IndianFoodPalooza event going on at Indian Simmer.
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Luv,
Mona
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March 22nd, 2012 at 10:55 am
Hi Mona,are these roasted seviyan ? Or normal seviyan ….and I want to ask which brand is nice for sheer karma and this meetha. I live in Chicago.pls lemmi know…InshaAllah will try your recipe:) thanx
Rida, these are plain seviyan which I have roasted in ghee and oil. You can even buy roasted seviyan for this dessert. I use any Indian or Pakistani brands that I can get my hands on.
March 24th, 2012 at 1:30 am
i have spotted those special semiya u said in hyderabad.. dint know what to make with it until now, thanks!
March 24th, 2012 at 6:30 am
Hey Mona, Your version also looks very good, its comparitively rich because of milk!!! I shud soon try this!
March 24th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Absolutely droolworthy Dessert Dear. Nice I have found ur space.
March 27th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
This is absolutely an all time favorite dessert at my home. It brought back a lot of memories. Thank you!
March 28th, 2012 at 10:05 am
Seviyan look delicious Mona, gud luck with your business too 🙂
March 30th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I loveee seviyan!! I only eat them twice a year on Eid, miss them so much!
April 2nd, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Congrats on ur baby 🙂 and on ur new venture and all the very best.
I love the look of ur blog ,very neat.
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:33 pm
You are so talented mashAllah!! Am a big fan of your website and now impressed by your sewing skills. Very inspiring to see another mom doing so many amazing things.
April 5th, 2012 at 9:18 am
Hi Mona,
Thanks for stopping by on my blog. Trust you are doing good and congratulations on your newborn! I checked your store and its lovely.
I love any sweet dish with Seviya, simply yummy!
April 15th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
I could have this anytime 🙂
I like your etsy shop maashallah
April 16th, 2012 at 1:59 am
wow…absolutely yummy with tempting presentation
new to your space..lovely space you have..
very interesting posts
happy following you..:)
do stop by mine sometime
Tasty Appetite
April 18th, 2012 at 10:51 am
Assalamualikum Mona ….I have a query since long…but thought to ask you after I saw the Lagan ka murg recipe….I have the same Lagan in two different sizes….I always make my biryani marination in that ..I was wondering can I dum my biryani in an oven in this Lagan ….please answer this for me…if yes at what temp for how long do you think I should keep it ….JazakAllah qair 🙂 …..love your website made aloo methi gosht yesterday hubby loved it :))) thanx
WaAlaiKumAsSalaam Rida, you can use the lagan to make biryani on dum in the oven. You should follow the same time instructions, but please do keep a check, as the size of the oven and the heat varies.
October 29th, 2012 at 4:34 am
[…] speak quietly and cheerfully, as if they’re too happy but shy to show it. We eat our big bowls of Seviyan Ka Meetha under the watchful eyes of the 83 years-old grandmother who prepared it. Plates of dried fruits […]