Seviyan Sweet Asian Vermicelli Toasted Recipes

I do have another recipe for Seviyan posted, but that is a creamier more dessert like dish. I prefer this one as it is not as sweet & is brilliant for Suhor (the meal before dawn). Seviyan is the name of the toasted vermicelli used to make sweets aswell as savoury dishes in countries such as Pakistan & India. It is eaten throughout the year but comes into it's own during Ramadan. You can buy Seviyan / toasted vermicelli at most Asian stores & you can find it in the international isle of the larger supermarkets. Otherwise you can toast your own fine vermicelli in the oven! The fruit & nuts I refer to is the tropical dried fruit & nut mix you buy which typically has coconut, papaya, pineapple, banana, raisins & peanuts. If you don't want to use this then you can use slivered almonds & roughly chopped pistachios instead.

Provided by Um Safia

Categories     Breakfast

Time 37m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266.1, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 8.2, Sodium 3.5, Carbohydrate 50.7, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 13.8, Protein 6.7

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Desserts made with seviyan - toasted vermicelli noodles - are popular all over South Asia. Sumayya Usmani, who writes the food blog My Tamarind Kitchen, remembers eating this particular dish, Muzaffar Seviyan, every year in Pakistan, where she grew up, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the feasting holiday that signifies the end of Ramadan. Toasting the broken noodles in butter until they smell nutty is the key to the dish's depth; the next layer of flavor comes from cooking them in spice-scented milk or syrup; finally, nuts and dried fruit provide crunch and chew.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     pastas, dessert

Time 20m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 239, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 2 milligrams, Sugar 26 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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