LUCKNOWI SHEER

Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cooking Time : 25 mins

 Serve : 4

 INGREDIENTS

 Milk - 5 cup

 Sewaiya - 100 gms

 Sugar - 1/2 cup

 Whole dry dates - 10

 Crushed almonds - 2 tbsp

 Crushed cashew nuts - 2 tbsp

 Crushed pistachios - 2 tbsp

 Chironji - 1 tbsp

 Raisins - 2 tbsp

 Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

 Black cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

 Small size makhana - 1 cup 

Clarified butter - 2 tbsp 

 METHOD

 Heat milk in a heavy bottom vessel.

 Soak whole dry dates for 2 - 3 hours and make a paste.

 Add paste dates and stir the milk after five minutes change the color of the milk,now add grated coconut and mix well.

 Heat clarified butter in other pan.

 Add sewaiya and stir fry till golden brown and mix in the milk also add sugar into the milk.

 Cook well till it gets thick and also add crushed cashew nuts and almonds.

 Heat clarified butter in a pan and fry the makhana and strain it.

 The consistency is not so thick nor liquid.

 Pour the Luckhnowi sheer into the bowl and garnish with fried makhana,crushed pistachios,chironji,cashew nuts and almonds. 

Heat 1/2 tsp clarified butter and add black cardamom powder and pour into the sheer.

 Serve hot.