This is a rich and filling dessert, which can be served hot or cold.It is very tasty food too.

Item required
2 tablespoons ghee
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
170 g thin vermicelli
2 cups (500 ml) water
1 cup (230 g) sugar
1 drop yellow food colouring (optional)
60 g blanched almonds, chopped and
toasted
125 g cashew nuts, chopped and toasted
30 g shelled pistachio nuts, chopped
2 drops vanilla essence
4 cups (1 litre) milk
Preparation method
1 Melt ghee in a saucepan, saute cardamom and vermicelli until light brown.
2 Add water and sugar, bring to boil. Reduce heat to moderate, simmer for 10 minutes.
3 Add yellow colouring, almonds, cashews, pistachios, vanilla essence and milk. Bring to the boil and remove from heat, pour into a serving dish.
SERVES 4 To 6

Pudding is a sweet item, usually containing flour or a cereal product, that has been boiled, steamed, or baked.

Item required
60 g butter
15 g flaked almonds
3/, cup (125 g) semolina
31A cups (875 ml) milk
1/2 cup (125 g) caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
15 g currants
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Preparation method
1 Melt butter in a frying pan, saute almonds until lightly browned, remove from
pan, set aside.
2 Add semolina to butter in pan, saute for
2 minutes.
3 Combine milk and sugar in a saucepan,
bring to the boil.
4 Add semolina to milk, stir over heat until
mixture has thickened, Stir in vanilla, cool.
5 Spoon into serving dishes, sprinkle with
almonds, currants, cardamom and nutmeg.
SERVES 8 TO 10