Semiya Kesari/Vermicelli kesari/Halwa

Ingredients:
Vermicelli - 200 grams (11/2 cups)
Powdered sugar - 150 grams (1 1/4 cup)
Yellow/saffron food color - 1 pinch
Ghee - 4 tbs
Cashew nuts - 10 nos
Raisins - 10 nos
Roughlt crushed Cardamom - 2 nos
Water
Salt - pinch (optional)

Method:

Heat 1 tbs of ghee in a pan in low flame. Add vermicelli and stir fry till golden brown and keep
it aside.
Heat 1 tbs ghee in the same pan and fry cashew nuts, raisin in it. Keep this aside.
Dissolve the yellow /saffron food colour in little water & keep it aside.
In a kadai, heat 3 cups of water and wait until the water boils.
Then add vermicelli, fried cashews, raisins, cardamom mix. Stir well.
When the vermicelli is cooked (ie)it starts bubbling),then add sugar/sugar powder to it and add the remaining ghee. Mix thoroughly.
Cook the vermicilli until the water content goes off. Stir consiously and continously for every 2 mins.
Turn off the stove & vermicelli kesari is ready to serve.
Serve this kesari either hot or cold.