News India Live, Digital Desk: Shahi Tukda is basically a Mughlai dish, in which bread is fried in ghee and served with sugar syrup and rabri. But its fusion with ‘custard’ makes it more creamy and light.
Ingredients
Bread Slice: 6-8 (cut edges)
Milk: 1 liter (full cream)
Sugar: 1 cup (for syrup) and 3-4 spoons (for milk)
custard powder: 2 tbsp (Vanilla flavor is best)
Desi Ghee: to fry
cardamom powder: ½ tsp
Saffron: 7-8 threads (optional)
Dry Fruits: Chopped Almonds, Pistachios and Cashews
Method of preparation (Step-by-Step Recipe)
1. Prepare the bread: Cut the edges of the bread and cut it into triangles. Heat desi ghee in a pan and fry the bread pieces. Golden Brown Fry till done. After frying, take them out on tissue paper.
2. Make Sugar Syrup: Add 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water in a vessel and boil it. Add cardamom powder and saffron in it. When the syrup becomes slightly sticky (less than one string), turn off the gas. Now dip the fried bread pieces in syrup for 30 seconds, take them out and arrange in a plate.
3. Prepare custard ‘rabri’:
Bring the milk to boil and let it thicken a little.
In a separate bowl with 2 spoons of cold milk custard powder Make a solution of.
Slowly pour this solution into the boiling milk and keep stirring continuously so that lumps do not form.
Add sugar and cook for 4-5 minutes until the milk becomes creamy.
4. Final Touch: Pour hot or cooled custard over the bread pieces dipped in syrup. Decorate it by applying chopped dry fruits and silver work on top.
Pro-Tips:
Crispness: Do not leave the bread in the syrup for too long, otherwise they will become soft and soggy.
Health Tip: If you do not want to fry in ghee, you can also toast the bread in the oven or air fryer.
Cold or Hot: The taste of custard becomes better when eaten after cooling it.
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