Rumali Sevai

Eid Mubaraka,

I am Huge fan of vermicelli, I can eat it in any form..sweet,salty,spicy..Chinese,Italian or Russian & Its Eid..how can we celebrate this festival without seviyan.. I find it interesting to guess the logics behind names.As the Name Says,Rumali Sevai- there could be two reason for this .Either We boil the sevai into muslin cloth(rumaal) or it is easy to gulp  as soon as you put spoonful of it into your mouth .Whatever, So here i am sharing pure heavenly recipe of Rumali Sevai.Hope you will relish every bite of it.For Convenience,i am breaking this method into Four Steps : 

A.BoilingVermicelli 

B.Preparing khoya Mixture

C. Preparing Sugar Syrup 

D.Assembling Process

Category:Desserts

Serves:4

Time:45 Mins

Ingredients:

Long thin Vermicelli -1 Cup

Ghee-1/2 Cup

Milk-2 cups

Mava or khoya-Half Cup

Water-3 Cups

Raisins -1tbsp

Almonds(Chopped)-5 or 6

Cashew nuts(Chopped)-5 or 6

Grated Coconut-2Tbsp

Chironji-1teaspoon

Makhana or Lotus Seeds(Chopped) -1 tbsp

Dry Dates(Chopped)-4or 5

Soaked Saffron(Warm Water) -Pinchful

Sugar-1/2 cup

Green Cardamom-3

Cloves-2

Method:

A.Boiling Vermicelli:

1. 1.Tie Vermicelli in an muslin cloth.Dip this cloth in Boiling water for 4-5 Mins.
2. 2.Remove it and cool it in an colander.

B.Preparing Khoya Mixture:

1. Heat 1/4 cup ghee in a pan,Add 2 Green cardamoms and one clove into it.
2. Firstly Add chopped Cashews,Almonds, Makhana into it.After frying it for 4-5 secs on low flame,Add Dry dates,Raisins,Chironji,Grated coconut into it.
3. Lastly add Khoya & Roast it for 2-3 mins till golden brown. Switch off the flame.

C.Preparing Sugar Syrup:

1. Heat 1/4 cup of ghee in another cup on low flame.Add remaining cardamoms & cloves into it.
2. Add 1/2 Cup of Sugar & Two cups of milk.
3. Cook it on medium flame for 8-10 mins.Sugar syrup Should be  of Two Strands Consistency.Switch off the flame after getting the required consistency.

D.Assembling Process:

Add Vermicelli into the sugar  syrup,Add Khoya mixture & Soaked Saffron into it.Mix WelBol with the help of Spatula.Serve Hot.

Chef Tip:

• Don't Overcook the vermicelli,otherwise it will become lumpy
• Two Stranded Consistency Test: Take a drop of sugar syrup on your thumb.Put your index finger over it & slowly move it upward a bit.here check the no.of strands. The Formula is Thicker the sugar syrup higher the no.of strands.If it is thin you need to cook it more to get higher consistency.If it Thick u can add 500 ml of water and boil it to get desired consistency