Recipe: Appetizing Shahi tukda

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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 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 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shahi tukda

  1. It's 15 pieces of Rusk (any brand).
  2. You need 3-4 tbsp of Pure ghee.
  3. Prepare 1/2 of lt Full cream Milk.
  4. Prepare 50-60 gms of Khova.
  5. You need 1/3 tin of Condensed milk.
  6. It's 3 tsp of Rose water.
  7. You need of Elichi powder.
  8. It's of Almond flakes.

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

  1. Take rusks and apply pure ghee on each piece, both sides. Spread it on baking dish..
  2. Preheat oven at 200 degree and bake rusk for about 2 min or till they turn golden brown and release aroma. Remove from oven and let it cool.
  3. Take full cream milk in a heavy bottom pan and boil it on low flame, stirring in between. When it starts to thicken slowly add condensed milk, keep stirring. Then add crushed khova and stir. Cook till milk thickens, almost like rubri. Let it cool, then add rosewater and elichi powder. Put it in refrigerator for sometime to cool..
  4. 2 hours before serving, arrange baked rusks on serving plate, garnish it with almond silvers. Now lavishly pour thicken milk on each pieces. Place it again in the fridge to serve cold or can also be served at room temperature..
  5. Relish this rich dessert..

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.