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 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Shahi tukda
- Prepare 2 litres of full cream milk.
- You need 1 cup of sugar.
- Prepare Handful of chopped almonds and pistachios.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Cardamom powder.
- Prepare 10-12 strands of saffron.
- Prepare 3-4 of bread slices.
- Prepare as needed of Oil for frying.
- It's 1 cup of water.
- Prepare 200 gms of sugar for syrup.
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 instructions
- Boil the milk in a heavy bottom pan for 1-2 hrs meanwhile keep scraping the malai from the corners of the Kadhai.
- Let the milk reduce to less than half quantity... Add 5-6 strands of saffron and little cardamom powder..
- Then add chopped almonds and pistachios... When the milk reduce to one fourth add 40-50 gms of sugar.
- Take it off the flame cool down, Your Rabri is ready.
- Now take bread slice, cut in triangle and deep fry till golden..
- Now in a pan add water and sugar, boil to make a syrup.To this add cardamom powder and saffron..
- Check the consistency to one string.Put the gas off..
- Dip each slice in this syrup for 4-5 seconds, take it off and arrange in a plate repeat for each slice of bread....
- Then top all the slices with Rabri, garnish with pistachios and 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.
