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 one of the most popular Indian desserts. True to its name it is a 'shahi' delight! You can cook Shahi Tukda using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shahi Tukda

Prepare 1 ltr of full fat milk.
You need 1 pinch of saffron.
It's 1 tsp of cardamom powder.
It's 4-5 slices of white bread.
It's 3/4 cup of milk powder.
Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
Prepare 1 cup of water.
It's 2 tsp of cornflour.
It's As required of Ghee to (frying bread).
It's As required of Some almond and pista flakes for garnishing.

Pieces of bread are dipped in delicious saffron flavoured sugar syrup and topped with rich and creamy rabdi. 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. Shahi Tukda recipe is a rich dessert dish from heaven of India Kashmir.

Shahi Tukda step by step

First for making sugar syrup in a pan add sugar and water stir till sugar dissolved completely, keep the flame low medium and saffron strings and let it cook for another 8-10 mins..
Meanwhile heat ghee in a pan cut the bread into 2 halves and fry them until nice golden in colour...
Sock the fried bread into sugar syrup for few mins...
Next in heavy bottomed pan add milk and bring it up to a boil. Keep the flame low now in a small bowl add cornflour and 1 tbsp cold milk. mix to make lumps free paste and add into the milk pan stir continuously. Now add milk powder and stir well (there shouldn't be any lumps).
Now add cardamom powder and mix well and cook for few minutes until it reduces half or thick rabdi is formed...
For serving- In a serving plate arranged socked bread pieces then pour prepared rabdi on it and garnish with some almonds and pista flakes or with some rose petals......
Delicious SHAHI TUKDA is ready to 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. 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. This simple yet delicious dessert is prepared with a simpler Shahi Tukray recipe. Shahi Tukda is a popular, delicious and simple sweet dish made using bread, milk and nuts.