Vermicelli Kheer

Happy Diwali!!!!! Deepavali Subhakankshalu!!! Ee samvachharam maa deepavali naivedyam payasam.

Ingredients:
Makes 6 servings
Milk: 1 liter (4 cups) 2% fat
Sugar: 3/4 cup
Elaichi: 8 pods, crushed (cardamom)
Saffron: 6 strands (kesar)
Cashew: 12 to 14 broken into halves
Raisins: 12 to 14
Almonds: chopped, optional
Oil or Ghee: 1 tbsp
Semiya: 1.5 cups (The thin roasted vermicelli, available as "Shan" vermicelli in Indian grocery stores)

Method:
Heat the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add the crushed cardamom.
Let the milk boil, and remove the skins of the cardamom.
Add the roasted semiya and let it cook till soft.
In the meanwhile, in a small pan, roast the nuts and raisins in ghee. The nuts should turn golden brown and the raisins will plump up.
Add the sugar, raisins and roasted nuts to the cooked semiya. Add the saffron.
Serve hot or cold.

Nutritional Information:
Per serving or 1/6th f recipe, 228 gms:
Calories: 335
Calories from Fat: 51
Total Fat: 6gm (9% of DV)
Saturated Fat: 2 (12% f DV)
Trans Fat: 0
Cholesterol: 13 mg (4% of DV)
Sodium: 128 mg (5% of DV)
Carbohydrates: 63 gm (21% of DV)
Dietary Fiber: 1 gm (4% of DV)
Sugars: 35 gm
Proteins: 7 gm

Vitamin A: 6% of DV
Vitamin C: 1% of DV
Calcium: 21% of DV
Iron: 3% of DV

Percent daily values are based on a 2000 calorie diet and may vary based on individual requirements.

Breakdown of caloric information:
Carbohydrates: 76% Fats: 15% Proteins: 9%