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| Place of origin | Greater Iran |
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| Main ingredients | Vermicelli, milk, dates, cashew nuts, cardamom, butter |
Sheer khurma or sheer khorma (Persian: شير خرما, romanized: shîr xormâ "milk and dates")[1] is a festival vermicelli pudding prepared by Muslims on Eid ul-Fitr[2][3] and Eid al-Adha in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia. It is equivalent to shemai, a Bangladeshi dessert. It is a traditional Muslim festive breakfast,[a] and a dessert for celebrations. This dish is made from various dry fruits, vermicelli, condensed milk, sugar etc. Depending on the region, cardamom, pistachios, almonds, cloves, saffron, raisins, and rose water are also added.
This special dish is served on the morning of Eid day in the family after the Eid prayer as breakfast, and throughout the day to all the visiting guests. In its original form, it consists of dates mixed with milk[1] from Iran and dry fruits and nuts from Afghanistan which is where it originated.[5] It is modified in India by the addition of fried semia and caramelised sugar.[5]
- ^ a b Steingass, Francis (24 October 2018). Persian-English Dictionary: Including Arabic Words and Phrases in Persian Literature. Routledge. p. 773. ISBN 978-1-136-85248-0.
شیر خرما shīr-khūrma, Dates and milk.
- ^ Singh, K. (2010). City Improbable: Writings (R/E). Penguin Group. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-14-341532-9. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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The sheer khurma, one of the favourite Bohra sweets, highlights the culinary route taken by the Arabs to the East. This dessert which in its original form consists of dates mixed with milk from Iran and dry fruits and nuts from Afghanistan is modified in India and Pakistan by the addition of fried semia and caramelised sugar.
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