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 have Shahi Tukda using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Shahi Tukda
- You need 4 slices of bread.
- Prepare 2 cups of cold milk.
- You need 1/3 cup of sugar.
- You need 100 gms of cottage cheese churned into a fine paste using a mixer.
- It's 6 of green cardamom (skinned and crushed).
- Prepare 5 of almonds cut into thin long pieces.
- Prepare 5 of pistachios cut into thin long pieces.
- It's of Few strands of saffron dissolved in 1 tbsp of water.
- You need 1 tsp of rose water.
- Prepare 1 of silver leaf (varq).
- It's 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 step by step
- Cut each slice into 4 triangles..
- Heat oil and fry the slices till golden and crisp..
- Add sugar to milk. Dip the fried slices in cold milk, remove immediately to the serving platter..
- Heat the left over milk in heavy bottom kadhai. Boil & stir the milk till turns thick. Add few strands of saffron..
- Add grated cottage cheese and cook till looks like rabri. Remove from heat. Add cardamom and rose water..
- Cool and pour the rabri at room temperature over the slices..
- Garnish it with shredded almonds pistachios and silver leaf. Dot with soaked saffron..
- Serve cold with extra rabri..
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.
