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 have Shahi tukda using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shahi tukda

It's 8-10 of bread slices.
Prepare 1 &1/2 cup of sugar.
You need 1 litre of full fat milk.
You need as needed of Kewra water (optional).
It's 7-8 of chopped almonds.
You need 7-8 of chopped cashews.
You need 1 pinch of yellow food colour.
Prepare as needed of Oil for frying.

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

First heat up a heavy bottomed pan pour the milk in it and bring it to boil. Now boil the milk on medium to low flame for about 25-30 to become half of it's own quantity..
Stir it continuously after that add some sugar and mix it till sugar dissolves. Now the milk become very thick like rabdi turn off the flame and let it cool down..
Now in a vessel add 1&1/2 cup sugar and 3 cups of water and put in on heat on high flame and bring it to boil. Boil it on medium to low flame to become little thick..
Now add yellow food colour and kewra water mix it and turn off the flame..
Now cut the bread slices in triangles and heat up a pan with oil, add the bread slices in it and fry from one side till golden brown now flip it and fry the other side till golden brown..
Fry all the slices as same process..
Now dip the one slices in the prepared sugar syrup and remove it in a plate after that dip another slice and put it on the plate, dip all the slices in the sugar syrup one by one till as it soak the syrup nicely..
Now spread rabdi on the the top of the slices well and garnish with chopped almonds and cashews..
Now our delicious shahi tukda is ready serve it..

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.