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Mithi sewiyan

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Thin wheat vermicelli roasted in ghee and cooked with sugar, cardamom and dry fruits into a fragrant dry sweet.

Region: PunjabOccasion: Festivals and family occasions; quick sweetTime: 25 minServes: 4Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup thin wheat sewiyan (vermicelli)
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 green cardamoms, crushed
  • 2 tbsp each chopped almonds, cashews and raisins

Method

  1. Heat ghee and fry the nuts and raisins until golden; take them out.
  2. In the same ghee roast the broken sewiyan on low heat until golden brown.
  3. Add the water, sugar and cardamom. Stir and cook covered on low heat for 6–8 minutes until the water is absorbed and the strands are soft and separate.
  4. Fluff with a fork, add the fried nuts and serve warm.

History

Hand-made sewiyan were once pressed at home from wheat dough and dried in the sun in many north Indian households.

Significance

Sweet sewiyan are a quick festive sweet in Punjab and are shared between neighbours of different faiths on festival days.

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