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.

I had a recipe in my handwritten cookbook(written and given by my mom 🙂). 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. You can cook Shahi Tukda using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shahi Tukda

It's of For tukda--.
You need 4 of Bread slices.
You need of Ghee for frying.
You need 1/3 cup of Sugar.
You need of For Rabri--.
It's 4 cups of Milk.
Prepare 2 tspns of Sugar.
Prepare 5-6 strands of Saffron.
You need 4-5 of Almonds.
You need 4-5 of Cashews.
Prepare 1/4 tspn of Cardamom powder.
It's of For garnishing --.
Prepare of Cherries.
It's as needed of Rose petals.
It's of Saffron strands.

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 step by step

Soak almonds in hot water for 15 minutes, then peel it and chop and keep it aside, roast cashew nuts and chop it. Keep it aside. Soak saffron in 2tbspn in hot milk..
Cut the corners of the bread and the breads in circle or any other shape you like, traditionally they are deep fried but we can pan fry the breads..
Boil milk on a medium flame. Keep stirring continuously until it reduces to 1/3. Add sugar, chopped nuts, cardamom powder and saffron strands soaked milk. Boil the milk for a few more minutes and remove from heat..
In a pan put sugar and water (just enough water to cover the sugar) boil on medium flame until the sugar syrup becomes slightly sticky..
When the sugar syrup is warm dip the bread slices in sugar syrup for two minutes. See that it is well coated on both the sides with the syrup remove and keep it aside..
Arrange all the sugar syrup coated bread slices in a plate. Pour rabri, put a drop of rose essence on top and garnish with chopped nuts, cherriesand rose petals refrigerate and serve chill..

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.