Ingredients

• Milk - 3 cups
• Water - 1 cup
• Vermicelli - 100 g
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Ghee -2 tsp
• Cardamom - 4
• Saffron strands - a few
• Cashew nut - 12
• Raisins - 12

How to Make Semiya payasam (vermicelli)

• Heat a pan and add 1 tsp of ghee to it.
• Fry raisins, cashew nuts and vermicelli separately and keep aside.
• Boil milk and water in a vessel.
• Stir it frequently.
• Add sugar and cardamom to it.
• Continue stirring. Bring it to a boil.
• Now add vermicelli and stir at regular intervals till the vermicelli turns soft.
• Remove it from the stove and keep the lid closed for 30 mins.
• Now garnish it with cashew, raisins and saffron.