How To Make Traditional Sheer Khurma At Home This Eid Al-Adha

Sheer Khurma Recipe:  Eid Al-Adha will be observed on 28th May 2026, across a major part of India. A significant part of the festivities is the traditional dessert, specifically famous during Eid, which is sheer Khurma. Regarded as a festive dessert, Sheer Khurma is a vermicelli pudding. Not exactly equivalent to kheer, but sheer khurma, often pronounced as sheer korma. Now let’s take a look at an easy Sheer Khurma recipe for Eid Al-Adha.

Ingredients To Make Sheer Khurma At Home:

• Halp cup of water
• 1 tin of condensed milk
• 1 litre of full-fat milk
• 7 to 8 dates (seedless and chopped)
• 3 to 4 green cardamoms (crushed)cup sugar
• one-fourth cup of ghee
• 2 tbsp of chironji (Cuddapah almond)
• One fourth cup of golden raisins
• 7 to 8 pistachios (sliced)
• 8 to 10 almonds (sliced) 
• 8 to 10 cashews (chopped) 
• 1 cup of whole wheat vermicelli (seviyan) (crushed)
• One fourth cup of desiccated coconut
• Chopped nuts (for garnish)
• Saffron ( for garnish) 

How To Make Sheer Khurma Step By Step:

Step 1: Add water to a pressure cooker and immerse a tin of condensed milk in it.

Step 2: Cover and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.

Step 3: Meanwhile, heat milk in a deep-bottomed heavy kadhai (pan). Add dates and cook till it begins to change their colour and reduce.

Step 4: Add in crushed cardamom pods, allow to cook on a simmer for 3-4 minutes and add in sugar, stir until the sugar begins to melt in.

Step 5: Add the cooked condensed milk, mix well and cook till the milk begins to thicken.

Step 6: Heat 2 tbsp ghee in another pan, add in chironji (Cuddapah almond) and roast till fragrant.

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Step 7: Add in raisins, pistachios, almonds and cashews. Roast till they begin to turn slightly brown.

Step 8: Add in the seviyan (vermicelli) and begin to roast till they turn brown.

Step 9: Add in desiccated coconut and roast till fragrant.

Sheer Khurma Recipe (Image Credit: Canva) 

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Step 10: Add in the seviyan and dry fruit mixture to the milk, mix well and cook till it comes to a boil and thickens.

Step 11: Garnish with dry fruits and saffron, serve hot.

The above-mentioned recipe is straight out of the celebrity Chef Ranveer Brar's kitchen. It is often regarded as a festive breakfast, as Muslims prefer eating it in the morning of Eid, starting a day on a sweet note.