A traditional festival recipe, sewai or seviyan”>seviyan is made in almost every household on the occasion of Eid. It is a go-to and lip-smacking dessert for many Indian households, made quickly and easily with just a few ingredients.

Seviyan (Sevai, Semiya) is Urdu for vermicelli noodles, which are widely used for preparing culinary delicacies all over the world.

These are thin noodles made up of a variety of flour like rice, wheat, and other gluten-free grains like ragi, jowar, etc. Some people also make vermicelli using moong beans, sweet potatoes, etc.

Seviyan Kheer is known by many names as Vermicelli Kheer, Sevai Kheer, Semiya Kheer. It is a pudding made using milk but unlike western-style puddings which are thick and custardy, kheer is flowy in its consistency.

It is also called semiya payasam in the southern part of India.

Ahead of Eid, let’s have a look at some of the easiest recipes of Seviyan Kheer.

Meethi Seviyan