This is a traditional dessert from the Middle East that uses pasta to make a delicious nutty and sweet dish

Serves 6

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Ingredients
1.5 l milk
100 g vermicelli
25 g blanched and (silvered) almonds
25 g blanched and (silvered) pistachios
6 green cardamoms
125 g caster sugar
25 g clarified butter (ghee)

Method
1. Break vermicelli into small pieces
2. Heat clarified butter until melted
3. Lightly fry the cardamom until the aroma is released. Remove and set aside.
4. Lightly fry the broken vermicelli in the remaining clarified butter.
5. Add almonds and pistachios, and fry for one minute.
6. Add milk, bring to the boil and add sugar.
7. Add fried vermicelli and cardamoms, and simmer for half an hour.
8. Serve warm or cold.