Shahi Tukda

Shahi Tukda is a famous Pakistani/Hyderabadi sweetdish.

So here is the recipe for the same :

Ingredients :

• Bread - 4-5 slices
• Cashewnuts - few
• Raisins - few
• Almonds - few
• Pistachios - few
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 2 cups
• Condensed Milk - 2 tbsp
• Sugar - to taste
• Cardamom Powder - 2 pinches
• Ghee for deep frying

For Syrup :

• Water - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Saffron - 1/2 tsp
• Lemon Juice - 4-5 drops

Directions :

• Cut bread slices in 2 halves and let it dry for 1-2 hrs so that they turn hard .
• Now deep fry these bread pieces in ghee till they turn golden brown in color just for 15-20 seconds on each side. Keep aside.

To make syrup:

• Add sugar to water and bring it to boil.
• Add 4-5 drops of lime juice to prevent sugar from solidifying.
• Add saffron to this for a nice color.
• Syrup is ready. Keep aside.

To make rabdi:

• Boil milk on a low-medium flame and bring it to boil.
• Add condensed milk.
• Add 1-2 tsp of sugar or to taste.
• Keep stirring. It takes a long time. Be Patient :)
• Heat till the milk is thickened and reduced to 1/4th in quantity.
• Add cardamom powder for flavour. Turn off the heat. Let it cool.

To make shahi tukda :

• Soak fried bread pieces into the sugar syrup for 30 seconds and remove them in a serving plate.
• Pour the rabdi over the breads. As shown in both the pictures above, you can pour little or more rabdi depending on how you like.
• Now put all the sliced dry fruits scattered over the sweetened bread.

Shahi Tukda is ready.

Tip : You can deep fry the bread pieces in oil instead of ghee, if you wish.

Serve immediately if you like the bread to be crispy. If you like it soft then , let it soak.

Enjoy !! :)

Click here for the recipe of Double ka Meetha.
Double ka meetha is a very similar dessert from Hyderabadi cuisine.