Sewian

Ingredients

 * 2 cups sewian (vermicelli)
 * 3½ cups milk
 * ¾ cup sugar
 * ¼ tsp rose water (or 6 – 8 small cardamom seeds)
 * ghee

Directions

 * 1) Fry the sewian in hot oil until golden brown.
 * 2) Heat the milk to boiling and add the sewian.
 * 3) Cook until the milk is reduced by half.
 * 4) Add sugar and cook on low heat until creamy (about 25 minutes).
 * 5) Remove from the heat.
 * 6) Add in rose water.
 * 7) Decorate with blanched finely shredded almonds and pistachio nuts and silver leaves if desired.