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Dudh semai, sweet vermicelli in cardamom milk

Dudh semai, sweet vermicelli in cardamom milk

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A simple Bengali dessert: thin vermicelli cooked in sweetened milk, flavored with cardamom, and topped with cashew nuts and golden raisins.

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Recipe from Gobindo Sarkar, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Dudh sada is one of the most popular desserts in Bengal. It can be prepared in just a few minutes using simple ingredients.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in milk
  • Estimated cost$2.60 $0.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.01
  • $0.98
  • $0.08
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat a little ghee in a frying pan and toast the cashews and grapes. Set aside.
  2. In a saucepan, pour in the milk and heat over medium heat. Add the cardamom and a bay leaf.
  3. Once the milk comes to a boil and thickens slightly, add the sugar and stir until it dissolves.
  4. Add the vermicelli noodles to the boiling milk. If they are not already browned, first brown them in a little ghee.
  5. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then turn off the heat. The vermicelli will quickly absorb the milk and thicken.
  6. Garnish the dessert with golden cashew nuts and grapes. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Dudh semai, sweet vermicelli in cardamom milk

  • 80 g of thin vermicelli noodles, fried (or to be fried in a little ghee)$1.01
  • 1 liter of whole milk$0.98
  • 100 g of sugar, to taste$0.08
  • 1 tablespoon of ghee$0.53

Total$2.60

that's $0.65 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 80 g of thin vermicelli noodles, fried (or to be fried in a little ghee)
  • 1 liter of whole milk
  • 100 g of sugar, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon of ghee
  • 1 cardamom pod and 1 bay leaf
  • Cashew nuts and grapes for decoration

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