Shahi Tukda-शाही टुकड़ा; is a famous Hyderabadi dessert also called “double ka meetha”. It is simply a bread pudding in which simply fried bread soaked in milk with Indian spices like cardamom, saffron etc.
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Shahi Tukda
Course: Dessert, SweetCuisine: Indian4
servings1
hour20
minutes469
kcal1
hour10
minutesThis Shahi Tukda is a Hyderabadi dessert and also called “double ka meetha”; is a kind of bread pudding served with Rabri.
Ingredients
Bread Slices – 4
Milk (दूध) – 1/2 liters
Corn Flour – 1 tsp
Cardamom (छोटी इलायची) Powder – 2 tbsp.
Dry Fruits (सूखे मेवे) – handful
Rose Essence (गुलाब सार) – Few drops
Rose Petals – 5-10
Saffron (केसर) – Few strands
Sugar (चीनी) – ⅓ cup
Water (पानी) – ⅓ cup
Oil (तेल) for deep fry.
Directions
- In a 2-3 tbsp. worm water soaks saffron (केसर). Chop the dry fruits (सूखे मेवे). Keep aside.
- Boil the milk, add 1 tbsp. cardamom (छोटी इलायची) powder, soaked saffron (केसर) and 2-3 tbsp. milk dissolved corn flour. Mix well. Simmer and cook till reduce consistency but not too much thicken. Now add your rose essence (गुलाब सार). Mix well and Rabri (रबड़ी) is ready. Keep aside
- Cut the sides of breads and make 4 slices of each bread slice, as your desired shape.
- In a frying pan heat oil, fry till golden brown and crispy. Drain and put over tissue paper to remove excess oil.
- Now prepare sugar syrup (चाशनी), in a heavy base deep pan add sugar (चीनी), water and rose petals to make sugar syrup (चाशनी). If any scum in syrup remove it and clear the sugar syrup (चाशनी).
- Soak fried bread pieces in sugar syrup (चाशनी) for a minute.
- Remove from sugar syrup (चाशनी) and arrange in a plate, pour Rabri (रबड़ी) over it. Garnish with chopped dry fruits (सूखे मेवे) and serve Shahi Tukda – a famous royal Hedrabadi dessert.
Notes
- Pour rabri (रबड़ी) just before you serve Shahi Tukda.
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