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 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shahi tukda

It's 4-5 slices of bread cut in triangle and deep fried.
Prepare of Sugar syrup :-.
Prepare 200 gms of sugar.
It's 1 cup of water.
You need Pinch of Cardamom powder.
You need of Few strands of kesar.
It's 2 tsp of milk.
You need of For rabdi :-.
You need 11/2 litre of full cream milk.
It's of Few strands of kesar.
Prepare Pinch of Cardamom powder.
Prepare 100 gms of sugar.

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

For the syrup :- take water in a pan add sugar and boil it... Then add 2tsp milk to it so that impurities come out from the syrup..... Remove the impurities....
Then add kesar and cardamom powder to the syrup and boil it till one string consistency... Keep it aside to cool down....
For rabdi:-take a non stick heavy bottom pan.. Boil the milk in it continuously stirring..... Till it remains half.
Then we add kesar and cardamom powder to it,continue boiling and stirring it till it becomes thick as Rabdi consistency.....
Then we add sugar to it... Boil it little more as by adding sugar it loosens...
Then assemble the shahi tukda.... Dip the fried bread slices in sugar syrup... Place it on a wire rack so that extra sugar syrup drips off.....
Then place it in a plate arrange them as you want.. Then pour rabdi over the bread slices... Garnish with pista and badam cutting.... Serve....

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.