Ingredients:

• 1 cup – fine sevai
• 2 cups – water
• 5 to 6 – cashews, broken
• 3/4 cup – Sugar
• 5 – almonds, slivered
• 20 – Raisins
• 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder
• 3 tbsp – Ghee

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a heavy pan. Add the cashew and fry on low till light golden. Drain and keep aside.
2. Fry raisins for 2-3 minutes, drain and keep aside.
3. Add sevai, roast it till pinkish.
4. Side by side, put water to boil. Add sugar and bring the mixture to a boil.
5. Add boiling water to the sevai, a little at a time, stirring continuously.
6. Add the remaining ingredients and cover and simmer till ghee separates.
7. Save a small amount of almonds and raisins for the garnishing.
8. Sprinkle cardamom powder and mix it.
9. Garnish with almonds and raisins.
10. Serve hot.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering