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Creamy cardamom vermicelli

An original Herald recipe. Serves 4.

Ingredients

  • 100 g vermicelli
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 500 ml milk, plus extra if needed
  • 250 ml water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar, adjusted to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 100 ml cream

Method

  1. Gently toast the vermicelli in butter until lightly golden.
  2. Add the water carefully and simmer until partly softened.
  3. Add milk, sugar and cardamom. Simmer gently, stirring frequently, until the strands are soft. Add a little milk if necessary.
  4. Stir in the cream, warm through and serve.

Contains milk and wheat; check ingredient packaging for allergens.

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