SHAHI TUKRA

                 

             shahi tukda or shahi tukra recipe

Ingredients

for rabri:

·         1 litre milk, full cream cows / buffalo milk

·         ¼ cup sugar

·         ½ tsp cardamom powder

·         2 tbsp saffron milk 

for sugar syrup:

·         ½ cup sugar

·         ½ cup water

·         few saffron threads

for serving:

·         6 slice bread, white or brown

·         3 tbsp Ghee

·         few dry fruits (cashews, almonds, pistachios), chopped

Instructions ( 1 cup =255 ml)

step 1

Heat water and sugar in pan, add the saffron strands once the water starts boiling. Once the sugar syrup turns a little thick. Put off the stove and keep aside.

Step 2

In an another pan, boil the milk in medium flame until the milk is reduced to about 1/4th of its original quantity.

Step 3

Do not forget to stir continuously, once the milk is reduced, add cardamom powder, sugar mix well. Continue to heat it while stirring continuously for 5 more minutes.

Step 4

Remove from heat and set aside. Now take the bread slices and cut them into sides and slice it as two triangles.

Step 5

Heat ghee in a pan and shallow fry the bread till they are crisp and golden brown on each side. Once the bread slices are fried, soak each slice in the sugar syrup for about a minute.

Step 6

Arrange it on the serving dish. Pour the rabri over the bread slices and garnish with the chopped nuts. Serve warm.