Instructions: Are thin white slightly transparent rice noodles wound into a skein shape.

How and why this italian pasta got incorporated into the indian cuisine is not known and it is probable that the name was borrowed and applied to a similar product already in existence in India. Muslims consider the month of Ramadan as the holiest in their calendar. Austerity reigns in every home and the devout keep a fast from sunrise until sunset. A traditional sweet to eat after moonrise in Ramadan is made of fine vermicelli milk saffron and nuts.

manufacture
Like all pasta vermicelli is made from wheatflour/ The dough is passed through machines with perforated cylinders which shape it into fine needles. These are fan or oven dried until hard and carefully packed to avoid breakage. Sometimes they are sold broken or roasted

appearance and taste

As the name suggests vermicelli is worm like. It is fine hard pale beige in colour and sold in stick measurlng nearly 30cm. Venmicelli has a pleasant biscuit like aroma and taste which develops when it is fried in ghee or roasted.

buying and storing
Packed in cellophane or cardboard verrnicelli is widely available. It should keep well for 4 to 5 months.

culinary uses
Vermicelli milk pudding is extremely popular all over India. Vemmicelli also makes lovely addition to clear soup and some stews. It makes a great quick snack

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