Shahi Tukda is a delicious dessert made with bread and thickened milk. This is a popular sweet dish of Mughal cuisine. As the name suggests this is truly a Shahi or royal dish.
Shahi Tukda can be easily made at home without much effort. This extra ordinary sweet dish is made with very common ingredients easily found in every pantry. All you require is bread, milk, sugar, saffron, cardamom and few nuts.
Traditionally Shahi tukda is made by frying bread in ghee. As bread absorbs a lot of fat I prefer to toast or Air Fry the bread. In this way I am able to cut down the fat without compromising on the taste.
You may like to try our other similar recipes like Sevaiyan Kheer (Vermicelli And Milk Pudding), Chawal Ki Kheer-Rice Pudding and Creamy Smooth Custard.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 65 minutes
Ingredients for Shahi Tukda
1 recipe Shahi Rabdi or Rabri (thickened milk)
6 slices white bread
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 tablespoon badam chopped (almond)
1 tablespoon pista chopped (pistachio)
Silver foil for garnishing (optional)
Directions for Shahi Tukda
- Make the rabdi according to the recipe. You can reduce the sugar quantity if you like less sweet. Don’t add the rose water and nuts as we will use it later. Set aside.
- Remove the brown parts of all the slices and cut them into 2 triangles.
- Air fry or toast the bread triangles to crisp and golden. You can fry them in ghee if you want. Set aside.
- In a pan add sugar, water and bring to a boil while stirring it till the sugar melts to form syrup. Now add rose water that was kept aside.
- Dip each piece of toast in sugar syrup and place on a serving dish.
- Pour the rabri on the bread, garnish with nuts and serve.
