Shahi Tukda

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Shahi tukda is a Mughlai dessert made with ghee fried bread, thickened sweetened milk, saffron, and nuts. Shahi is a Persian word meaning Royal and tukda or tukra.

Ingredients

  • Dry-Fruits

  • For Garnish

Instructions

  1. Firstly, in a Kadhai add ½ litre of milk and heat it up as soon as it’s hot.
  2. stir occasionally and get the milk to boil.
  3. Meanwhile, in a bowl take 2 tbsp of custard powder. i have used vanilla flavor custard powder. and add 3-4 tbsp of milk and mix well.
  4. once the milk has boiled, keep the flame on low and pour the prepared custard mixture into it.
  5. stir continuously, making sure there are no lumps formed in it.
  6. Then add Saffron to milk.
  7. also add Dry fruits and sugar. adjust the amount of sugar if looking for more sweeter fruit custard.
  8. mix continuously, keeping the flame on low.
  9. Then add Eliachi on it.
  10. the milk changes colour to dark yellow.
  11. furthermore, it thickens slightly. adjust the consistency by cooking for a long time.
  12. transfer to a small bowl and cool completely.
  13. Deep Fry bread

  14. firstly, cut the sides of the bread and cut them into triangles.
  15. fry the bread slices in hot ghee till the bread turns golden brown.
  16. fry the bread both the sides till they turn golden brown.
  17. Garnishing

  18. furthermore, on a plate, place in fried bread slices, and pour in ½ cup of prepared custard.
  19. finally, garnish with a few chopped nuts and fruits and serve shahi tukda.

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