Cooking Contest-Sheer Khurma by Mrs Hanif

• 2 litres milk, boiled and reduced to 1 ¼ litres 
• A handful of almonds, crushed
• A handful of cashewnuts, crushed
• 1 tbsp pistas, chopped
• 8 sukhe khajur (chhuware), cut half length wise and soaked in ½ cup milk
• 1 ½ cups sugar 
• ½ jaiphal, grated
• 1 tsp elaichi powder
• ½ cup ghee
• 1 ½ cups seviyan

Heat ghee and fry the seviyan till evenly browned, then remove.

Fry the nuts except the pistas and sukhe khajur.
Heat the milk adding in the sugar. Allow the sugar to dissolve fully before adding the seviyan. Put in the nuts and keep stirring.
Now add the elaichi powder and nutmeg. Simmer on very low heat.
Serve warm.