Ramzan special Simui r payesh
Ramzan month is going on, and this recipe is also famous in Id and Ramzan apart from other festivals in India like Durgapuja and Diwali. In my childhood, I used to get the invitation from my Muslim class friends and my favorite was the Simui er payesh which was served mostly. Now also I like it more than the chaler payesh/rice pudding/kheer. This recipe is very simple to make and the list of ingredients is also very small and easily available in the local market. Simui/vermicelli are roasted in the gallop of desi ghee and then simmered in thick milk (made half of the quantity by boiling slowly in simmer), added with dry fruits and sugar finished with saffron threads garnishing; this is How To Make Simui er Payesh.
Main Equipment
Deep pan for boiling the milk
Serving plate or bowl
Skimmer/jharna spatula
Ingredients
Milk-1 liter
Semui-200 gm
Soaked dry fruits (almond and cashews)-1/2 cup
Desi ghee-2 tbsp
Saffron-8-10 threads
Sugar-3/4th cup
How To Make Simui er Payesh
Take dry fruits and soak them for half an hour.
Take a pan and roast the dry fruits for two minutes.
Add ghee to the same pan
Put the Semui in the pan and roast it for 5 minutes or till the color changes to light yellowish.
Transfer it to a plate.
Simmer the milk in a heavy-bottomed pan oven for 40 to 45 minutes on low flame, stirring often, until the milk reduces to 3/4th of its quantity. ( 700 to 750 ml from 1 liter)
Stir it continuously to prevent the milk from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
After 10-12 minutes add the sugar and mix it and stir it.
Add the Semui after 4-5 minutes and let it boil along with the milk.
Now almost at the end of the recipe drop the roasted dry fruits, and stir them for 3-4 minutes more.
Now take them out from the oven, add safron transfer them to a serving plate, allow it cool and serve warm.