Semiya/Vermicelli Payasam

To serve 4-6 people:

Ingredients:
• 150gms of vermicelli
• 750ml milk
• 100ml of condensed milk(optional)
• 50gms sugar
• 15 cashew nuts broken into half
• 15 raisins
• 1 tbp of ghee

Method:
• In a pan add ghee and fry nuts, raisins until golden brown and put them aside. In the same pan fry vermicelli and put it aside.
• Boil milk and add sugar. Add the roasted vermicelli and condensed milk. Cook for about 10 to 15mins. After the vermicelli becomes soft turn off the heat and cool it.
• Garnish it with fried nuts and serve it.

Tip:
• Add 100ml of cold milk after it cools. This will prevent from absorbing milk.
• Condensed milk will add lot of taste.

Fruit Salad

To serve 6 people:

Ingredients:
• 750ml milk
• 50ml cold milk
• 3tbps of custard pwd (I used vanilla flavor)
• 1tbp of corn flour
• 80gms sugar
• 1 apple finely chopped
• 1 banana chopped
• 5-6 strawberries

Method:
• In a pan boil milk. Add sugar and mix it well.
• Take cold milk in a small bowl. Add custard pwd and corn flour pwd and mix it well.
• Add the above mixture to the boiling milk and stir continuously. When it becomes little thicker turn off the heat and cool it down.
• Add chopped fruits, refrigerate it for few hours and then serve.

Tip:
• You can also add any other fruits of your choice like mango, pineapple, peach, grapes etc.

7 cups sweet

Ingredients:
• 120gms gram flour (besan)
• 100gms grated coconut
• 480gms of sugar
• 200ml of milk
• 200ml of ghee
• A pinch of saffron(optional)
• A pinch of cardamom pwd(optional)

Method:
• In a nonstick pan add all ingredients together and mix it well.
• On medium heat keep string continuously.
• When it starts to become thick reduce the flame. This will take approximately 15-20mins.
• Grease a plate with ghee and transfer the above mixture and spread it around.
• Cut it into desired shape when it’s hot.

Tip:
• You can notice it when it’s done. When ghee starts to separate stop it and put it a side.
• The name 7 cups means 1 cup of besan, 1cup of coconut, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of ghee and 3 cups of sugar. So you can use a cup to measure the ingredients.