Today on the special occasion of “Id” my kids wanted
something special and different. I had
never tried shahi tukda before thinking that it was very difficult. But it was
really simple and fast. Though it’s very rich and heavy on the stomach. It’s also called Double ka meeta.
Ingredients
For Rabdi
Milk – 1 ltrs (preferred
whole milk or full fat milk)
Sugar – 1tbsp
Cardamom powder – ½
tsp
For Sugar Syrup
Sugar – 1 cup
Water – ½ cup
Few strands for saffron
For Tukdas
White bread – 10 slices
Ghee – to fry (approx. a cup)
For Garnishing
Dry fruits like almonds,
kismis, charongi
Method
To
prepare the Rabdi
1.
In a heavy bottom pan, boil the milk.
2.
Heat the milk till the quantity half or thicken ( approx.
half an hour).
3.
It is very important to keep stirring in between, especially
when the thick layer of cream is formed on top.
4.
Now add the sugar and cardamom powder, cook for 1
more min.
5.
Let it cool.
To prepare the Sugar
Syrup
6.
In a pan heat sugar a water till the sugar melts
and thickens ( about 15 min).
7.
Now add the saffron strand and heat for a min.
To
prepare the Tukda
8.
Remove the crust of the bread slices and cut to
triangle half’s.
9.
Heat the ghee in a deep pan and deep fry the bread
triangle till golden brown.
10. Remove and keep it
aside.
To
prepare the Rabdi
11. In a heavy bottom
pan, boil the milk.
12. Heat the milk till
the quantity half or thicken ( approx. half an hour).
13. It is very
important to keep stirring in between, especially when the thick layer of cream
is formed on top.
14. Now add the sugar
and cardamom powder, cook for 1 more min.
15. Let it cool.
To assemble
16. Dip the fried
bread in the sugar syrup one by one, remove the excess syrup and place it on
the serving plate.
17. Now pour the cold rabdi
on top of it.
1 18. Garnish
it with dry fruits
