Kimami Sewai Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients:
- khoya (mawa)
- ghee
- milk
- raisins
- water
- dry coconut (kopra)
- sugar
- badam (almond)
- phool makhana (lotus seeds)
- cardamom powder (elaichi)
- cashews
- semiya (vermicelli) (fine banarsi sewai)
Instructions:
- To begin making Kimami Sewai Recipe, heat a pan on a slow flame and roast dry sewai till it turns dark brown
- Keep it aside
- Make sure to avoid over-roasting the delicate Sewai
- In the same pan, heat ghee and fry the fox nuts/makhana till it gets crunchy
- It will take 5 to 6 minutes on low medium heat
- After 5 to 6 minutes, add dry fruits and saute it for about 2 minutes
- Lastly, add coconut as it burns quickly, be very careful
- Fry altogether and keep aside
- In a deep pan, add sugar, khoya, milk, water and mix it well
- Put it on the flame and keep stirring till the first boil
- Slow down the flame to cook the sugar syrup till it gets thicker and you feel heavy while stirring
- Add 1/2 cup water or milk to the thick syrup and give another boil
- Add roasted sewai, dry fruits makhana coconut mixture and cook on a slow flame for about 4-5 minutes and switch off
- Sprinkle green cardamom powder and mix well
- Cover the lid and leave for 10 minutes
- Switch off the heat, give it a mix and garnish with almonds, cashews and raisins
- Serve Kimami Sewai Recipe along with a festive lunch of Mirchi Ka Salan Recipe, Lugai Gosht Recipe, Butter Garlic Naan Recipe and Pakki Mutton Biryani