Shahi Tukda



Shahi Tukda also know as Double ka meetha is a traditional Mughlai dessert. But it has been very common in our sindhi household.

It is essentially deep fried bread dipped in sugar syrup, topped with rabdi and lots of dry fruits.
The traditional recipe uses white milk bread but you can use brown bread. Also the bread needs to be deep fried but again suiting your preference you can shallow fry the bread.


Ingredients :

Bread - 4 Slices
Ghee for frying
Chopped Dry fruits (cashews / Almond/ Pistachios) - preferably pista

For sugar syrup:
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
a pinch of cardamom powder
For Rabdi :
Milk - 3 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Green cardamom powder (optional) - 1/2 tsp
Saffron strands - a few

Method :
  1. In a pan heat water add sugar and let it boil till sugar dissolves. add cardamom powder
  2. cook it till you get one string consistency
  3. keep aside
  4. Heat milk in a thick bottomed pan
  5. Keep stirring and scraping the sides
  6. Once the milk is reduced, add sugar and cook for a minute
  7. add saffron strands and cardamon powder and mix well
  8. Cook till you get thick rabdi
  9. Remove the sides of brad and cut in triangles
  10. Heat ghee in a pan
  11. Deep fry the bread slices
  12. Dip the fried bread in sugar syrup and arrange on plate
  13. Top with rabdi and chopped dry fruits.

Notes :
*Use full cream milk for rabdi
*Keep scraping the sides again and again, that will give rabdi the required texture
*Also keep mixing the layer that form on top of milk
*This can be served warm or chilled
*if you want to serve it chilled, refrigerate the rabdi but arrange just few minutes before serving else bread will get soggy
*Pistachios pair best with rabdi.

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