Sweet Vermicelli or Vermicelli with Cream Cheese
 
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Recipe type: Sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
  • Ghee- 1 tbsp
  • Cashew nuts, unsalted- 2 tbsp
  • Dates- 6, pitted and chopped
  • Vermicelli, roasted- 100 g ( I used really thin roasted vermicelli)
  • Milk- 1 cup
  • Cream cheese- 2 tbsp
  • Saffron strands- 2 pinches soaked in ½ tbsp water
  • Sugar- 4 tbsp
  • Ghee- 1 to 2 tbsp to add at the end
Instructions
  1. Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add ghee.
  2. Add cashew nuts and roast it till golden in color.
  3. Add pitted, chopped dates, saute for a few minutes.
  4. Add roasted vermicelli, (I used the really thin vermicelli, this will cook very fast and tastes good too), saute for a minute.
  5. Add milk, cream cheese, saffron and sugar, combine with the vermicelli and cook for a few minutes till vermicelli has cooked well and the milk starts to thicken up.
  6. Add 1 to 2 tbsp more ghee and combine well, cook for a minute.
  7. Remove the pan from the heat.
  8. Let the vermicelli cool down, serve.
  9. If you want you can chill it in the refrigerator and serve.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/sweet-vermicelli-or-vermicelli-with-cream-cheese/