Shahi tukda. Shahi tukda is much similar to the hyderabadi double ka meeta. Traditionally shahi tukda is made by deep frying bread pieces in ghee until golden and crisp. Then they are dipped in sugar syrup.
Shahi Tukda is a simple yet delicious recipe, which makes for a delightful treat for sweet lovers.
Here's a simple recipe to make this traditional Shahi Tukda recipe at home.
I had a recipe in my handwritten cookbook(written and given by my mom 🙂).
You can cook Shahi tukda using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Shahi tukda
- You need of For rubri.
- Prepare of full fat milk.
- Prepare of sugar.
- You need of cardamom powder.
- Prepare of saffron milk.
- Prepare of milk powder.
- You need of for sugar syrup.
- Prepare of sugar.
- Prepare of water.
- Prepare of saffron threads.
- You need of Cardamom powder.
- It's of Other.
- You need of bread slices white or brown.
- Prepare of ghee.
- It's of dry fruits, chopped.
Shahi tukda is one of the most popular Indian desserts. True to its name it is a 'shahi' delight! Pieces of bread are dipped in delicious saffron flavoured sugar syrup and topped with rich and creamy rabdi. Shahi Tukda recipe is a rich dessert dish from heaven of India Kashmir.
Shahi tukda instructions
- At first heat milk in a heavy bottomed pan.let it to boil.and reduce it half.stir in between.add 1/2 cup of milk powder.stir well and get the milk to boil.boil till milk reduces to one-third..
- Add sugar cardamom powder and saffron milk..
- Firstly, cut the sides of bread and cut them into triangle..
- Fry the bread slices in hot ghee till the bread turns golden brown..
- Fry the bread both the sides till they turn golden brown..
- In a another pan add sugar and water and saffron, cardamom and let it boil.and make sticky sugar syrup..
- Now dip fried bread in sugar syrup..
- Now in a plate, place in fried bread slices.now garnic with rubri..
- Finally, garnish with few chopped nuts and serve shahi tukda..
It is a royal dessert as its name "Shahi For shahi tukda recipe you can use multigrain bread or brown bread or milk bread, though. First boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pan. Shahi tukda recipe is very popular in Pakistani cuisine often served in ceremonies as a sweet dish. Double ka metha or shahi tukda is also served in Ramadan and Eid days. One bite of Shahi Tukda and you will be amazed at how a simple loaf of bread can be turned into such an exquisite dessert.
