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 have Shahi tukda using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Shahi tukda
- It's 8 of small slices of bread.
- You need 3/4 cup of sugar.
- You need 1/2 cup of water.
- Prepare 2 of crushed elaichis.
- You need of Few strands of saffron.
- You need of Desi ghee as required.
- It's 1/4 cup of Dry chopped nuts.
- It's 1 tsp of dry rose petals.
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
- Add sugar,water,cardamon,saffron to a vessel. Let the sugar dissolve and keep it for few more minutes and switch of the flame.
- Cut the slices diagonally. No need of removing the sides as after frying you can enjoy the crunch..
- Heat some ghee in a pan. Start frying few slices at a time on one side. Turn the side,apply some more ghee and fry further till browned. You can deep fry the slices to in desi ghee..
- Fry all and remove on a plate..
- Now dip each in the syrup and remove on a plate..
- Drizzle nuts on the sugary sweet slices. Garnish with dried rose petals. Serve chilled..
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.
