Shemai
Sign in to saveShemai () is a traditional dessert in Bangladesh and Indian state of Odisha and West Bengal. Shemai is popular during Eid, but consumed throughout the year. It is a dessert form of vermicelli, soaked in sweet milk and often garnished with nuts.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Shemai
- Food.image
- Vermicelli or Sewai.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.caption
- Shemai
- Food.alternate_name
- সেমাই/সিমুই
- Food.country
- Bangladesh, India
- Food.region
- Bengal, South Asia
- Food.main_ingredient
- Vermicelli, milk, cashew nuts, cardamom, ghee
- Food.variations
- Milk shemai, dry shemai
- Food.place_of_origin
- Bengal region
- Food.type
- dessert
- Food.associated_cuisine
- Bangladesh, India
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dessert
- Part of
- Bengali cuisine
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Image
- Homemade dudh shemai.jpg
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- Shemai
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Shemai () is a traditional dessert in Bangladesh and Indian state of Odisha and West Bengal. Shemai is popular during Eid, but consumed throughout the year. It is a dessert form of vermicelli, soaked in sweet milk and often garnished with nuts.
==Ingredients== The staple ingredients of shemai are milk, ghee, sugar, roasted vermicelli, and various assortments of nuts and spices. Shemai variations include a kheer version, dry fruits, and jodda shemai.
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