Eid al-Fitr 2026: How To Make Sheer Khurma To Celebrate The Festival

By Rajlakshmi

March 17, 2026

Do you know that sheer khurma is one of the popular recipes prepared for Eid al-Fitr? Learn a quick and easy recipe prepared by using dry fruits, vermicelli and milk.

Ingredients

½ cup water, one tin of condensed milk 1-litre full-fat milk 7-8 dates, seedless and chopped 3-4 crushed green cardamoms ½ cup sugar ¼ cup ghee 2 tbsp chironji ¼ cup golden raisins 7-8 sliced pistachios 8-10 sliced almonds 8-10 chopped cashews 1 cup whole wheat vermicelli (seviyan) crushed ¼ cup desiccated coconut Chopped nuts and saffron for garnish

Step 1

Add water to a pressure cooker and add a tin of condensed milk to it. Cover and cook for two whistles on low-medium flame.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat milk in a deep-bottomed heavy kadai and add dates. Cook till colour changes.

Step 3

Add in crushed cardamom pods and allow to cook for 3-4 minutes. Then add in sugar and stir until the sugar begins to melt in.

Step 4

Add the boiled condensed milk, mix well and cook till it starts to become thick.

Step 5

Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, and later add in chironji and roast till fragrant. Add in raisins, pistachios, almonds, cashews and roast.

Step 6

Add in the seviyan and start to roast till they turn brown. Add in desiccated coconut and roast till fragrant.

Step 7

Add the seviyan and dry fruit mixture to the milk, mix well and serve!