Lab e Shireen || A Famous Dessert of Pakistani Weddings

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: whipped coconut cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

agar-agar

🥗Healthier: gelatin

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Gelatin is easier to find and less expensive.

pistachios

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch at a lower cost.

Prepare three different colors of gelatin by mixing 1/4 packet of each color with 1/4 cup water and let it set.

Boil 1/2 cup vermicelli in water until soft, ensuring it is not undercooked.

Drain the cooked vermicelli and set aside.

In a saucepan, bring 1 liter of milk to a boil and add 1/2 cup sugar, adjusting to taste.

Take 1/4 cup of cold milk and mix it with the custard powder until smooth.

Continue cooking the milk mixture until the custard thickens, ensuring to wash the custard powder to avoid any juice flavor.

Once the custard is ready, mix in the three colors of gelatin cubes.

Add 8-10 pistachios to the mixture.

Incorporate 1/2 liter of vanilla ice cream into the mixture and mix until melted and creamy.

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