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  • noun A Indian dessert made of fried dough coated in sugar.

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Examples

  • Sheer means sweetened milk and khurma is made from dried dates.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Sally left with a banana-flavored Chubby and a bag of khurma.

    Angel’s Grace Tracey Baptiste 2005

  • Caucasian _khurma_, the little blood-red _kizil_, and many unnamed rarities.

    A Tramp's Sketches Stephen Graham 1929

  • This section is small, but carries a collection of some great recipes like biryani, sheer khurma and vermicelli.

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2008

  • For instance, did you know that in Egypt, cookies filled with nuts and covered with sugar powder are the equivalent of sheer khurma in this part of the world?

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2008

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