- Add Desi ghee/ Clarified butter in the hot pan, and add the nuts and saute them till slightly colored. ( If using roasted vermicelli Add milk, when the nuts are slightly roasted, add sugar, Stir. Add saffron Color, when it's hot add vermicelli and boil the vermicelli until it is cooked. When you see the milk is boiled and the vermicelli is soft. Switch off the heat immediately.