Thursday, January 21, 2016

Vermicelli pudding (semiya)

Semiya is mostly consumed by the people of Fiji as a snack .This is very tasty and  flavorful with very few ingredients.Just toast semiya until lightly brown with nuts of your choice and add in either milk or water what ever is available.


Ingredients
semiya 1 cup
milk     2 cups
sugar to taste
ghee or unsalted butter or olive oil1 tablespoon
                                                      nuts such as cashews ,almonds 1 tablespoon
                                                      raisin 1 tablespoon
                                                     ground cardamom 1 teaspoon
                                                     almond extract 1/4 teaspoon

Method
1 Heat ghee in a pan,add in nuts and raisin fry it until brown,take it out of the pan.In the same pan fry semiya until lightly brown,take it out of the pan.
2 Bring milk to a boil add in semyia,sugar, ground cardamom cook it for a while until semiya is cooked through.
3 Add in nuts and raisin ,mix everything together and then add almond extract mix and turn off the heat.Leav it for a minute then enjoy