1 c. regular cream of wheat
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. water
3/4 c. sugar
Crushed seeds of 2 cardamom pods
2 tbsp. sliced almonds or pistachio nuts

Melt butter in saucepan and gently brown cream of wheat and cardamom seeds in it. Mix water and sugar together and pour over cream of wheat mixture. Add nuts. Let cook, stirring often, until moisture has evaporated and mixture leaves sides of pan. Can be eaten warm or cooled.