Shahi Tukda is a royal dessert which means royal bite. This dish has its root from Mughlai cuisine. It is served for special occasions like wedding, festivals like Diwali and made with bread and thickened milk. The royal piece will definitely entice you with its richness of saffron and nuts.
Check out this quick and easy video recipe to make Shahi Tukda:
The bread is deep fried in ghee but this time I used Idhayam Mantra groundnut oil to shallow fry the bread. You can serve this Shahi tukda warm but I usually chill the rabri for an hour before serving. Thickened milk is usually poured over the fried bread slices, garnished with nuts and served. It is so delicious that the whole plate gets over within minutes. I love serving them as individual serving in shot glasses.
This dish has a history to talk about itself from the Mughal times. Mughals were known about their enticing cuisine because of the spices used in variety of dishes. Biryani is much talked about but there are even desserts which can make us feel royal too. So, sharing detailed recipe to make Shahi Tukda which you can enjoy with your family and friends.
You can also try bread gulab jamun from my blog.
Shahi Tukda
Ingredients
- 4 Bread slices
- 4 cups Milk
- 4 tbsp Milk powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 12 saffron strands
- 2 Cardamom powder powdered
- 15 Blanched almonds and pistachios
- 2-3 tbsp Idhayam Mantra groundnut oil
Instructions
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Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed sauce pan on medium heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce the flame and add milk powder and mix well. Let it simmer till it is reduced to 1/2 of the original quantity. Keep stirring.
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Once the quantity reduces to half of its original, add 1/4 cup of sugar, saffron and stir well until the sugar is dissolved.
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Simmer for few more minutes and keep stirring. Remove from the flame, add cardamom powder and allow it to cool down completely. Refrigerate for an hour.
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Boil 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 of water in a pan till sugar gets dissolved and simmer it for few more minutes. Let it reach one string consistency. Remove from the flame and let it cool down.
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Trim the sides of the bread, divide it into 4 equal triangles and keep it ready.
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Add 2 tbsp Idhayam Mantra groundnut oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the bread pieces till they turn brown and crispy on both sides.
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Soak the fried bread slices in the prepared sugar syrup for a minute.
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Pour the prepared rabri (thickened milk) in shot glasses, garnish with blanched almonds and pistachios. Place the bread triangles on the top and serve.
Looks delicious…..advance wishes for your blog anniversary!!!
Priya. I love your recipe. I am; pretty sure that the saffron and cardamom gave the dessert a further depth
Wow! I love it! I've been looking forward for more recipe from you 😉
Looks delicious….advance wishes for your blog anniversary!!!
This recipe looks good, never tried it, but I just may and happy wishes on your blog anniversary.
Wishes for your blog anniversary. Keep going Priya… Im just drooling over this yummy Shahi Thukda.
Wishes for your blog anniversary. shai tudka looks aweeeeesome
Delicious sweet. Happy blog anniversary
That looks so delicious! I'm hungry now. Congrats on your blog anniversary. Amber N
Happy Blog Anniversary! This dessert looks remarkable! I have not had a chance to try Shahi Tukda and had no idea that it was originally a pakistani dessert ! I learn something new each time I visit.
Wow, shahi tukda-I have never heard of this, but I would love to try it. And happy almost blog anniversary!
Happy blog anniversary Priya! One recipe every single day?! WOW!! I am incredibly impressed by that commitment. You are just amazing! This dessert looks and sounds absolutely wonderful. I especially love how simple it looks to put together. I don't get to use saffron much so I am excited to try it in this dessert!
Glad to learn about this popular Shahi Tukda. I'm really anxious to try this dessert! It looks so simple and tasty.
This dessert looks amazing. I LOVE ghee! Happy anniversary!
Simple and yummy dessret..
looks amazing………….