Semya Kesari

Ingredients:

Semya or Vermicelli - 1cup
Sugar - 1cup
Cashews-12
Raisins- 2Tbsp
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
Cooking camphor -1 pinch(optional)
Saffron- 1 pinch
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Water-1cup
Yellow food color-4 drops
Red food color-2 drops

Method:

Fry semya, cashews, raisins in a pan separately, one at a time in half the amount of ghee and set aside. Boil 1 cup of water in a pan add red and yellow food colors, semya and sugar, mix well and cook until semya is soft and mixture is almost dry( If it is too dry before semya becomes soft, sprincle little water and cook). At the end add fried cashews, saffron, cardamom powder, cooking camphor and remaining ghee, mix everything very well and serve as a dessert.