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Editor: Manuj Yadav
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Shahi Tukda
Recipe
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Try this shahi tukda recipe at home to delight your sweet tooth. It is a bread and milk-based dessert, popular in Mughlai cuisine.
Ingredients
Large white bread (edges trimmed off) - 4 slices
Ghee (clarified butter) - 2 cups
Sugar - 2 tbsps
Milk - 1/2 cup
Rabri (made of 1/2 kg milk)
Gulab Jal (rose water) - 1 tsp
Malai - 1/2 cup
Ingredients for garnishing
Almonds (slivered), blanched - 2 tbsp
Pistachios (slivered), blanched - 2 tbsp
Rose petals - 1/2 tbsp
Kesar strands - 4
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Step 1
Cut the bread slices into half, lengthwise, and deep fry in hot ghee, till crisp.
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Step 2
Now, dissolve the sugar in the milk, bring it to a boil, and keep aside till cool
enough to handle.
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Step 3
Dip the bread in the milk and sugar solution, and arrange the pieces in a serving
dish, in one layer.
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Step 4
Mix the rose water in the '
rabri
' and spoon it over the bread slices, to cover all of them.
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Step 5
Spoon the malai or cream over the center of each slice.
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Step 6
Garnish with almonds, pistachios, rose petals, and saffron strands. Serve hot or chilled.
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