Shahi Tukda – Indian Bread Pudding Recipe
Ingredients:
- Ghee (Butter) – 30 g
- Pistachio, Peeled Unsalted – 20 g
- Granulated Sugar – 150 g
- Cardamom, Green – 2 g
- Granulated Sugar – 30 g
- Milk, Long Life UHT (1.5% Fat) – 1000 ml
- Saffron, Dry – 1 g
- White Toast Bread, Sliced – 200 g
- Cardamom, Green – 2 g
- Almond, Sliced – 20 g
Description:
- Blanch the dry fruits by leaving the nuts in boiled water for 30 minutes and then drain and skin.
Prepare the rabdi (sweet creamy thickened milk):
- Pour 1 liter milk in a thick bottomed pan and heat it over medium flame. When it comes to rolling boil, reduce flame to low and add saffron strands.
- Stir at regular intervals in between to prevent sticking and cook until its quantity reduces to half; it will take around 15-minutes. You can also cook it over medium flame to speed up the process but make sure that milk doesn’t burn and stick at the bottom of the pan; stir frequently to prevent it from burning. Mix 1-teaspoon of corn flour with 1 tablespoon water and make sure that it doesn’t have any lumps. Add 3-tablespoons sugar, corn flour water mixture and 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- Pan fry the bread slices by trimming off the crust and cutting into triangles first and panfrying in ghee to get a golden colour.
- To prepare sugar syrup mix 250 ml of water and about 150 gm of sugar and boil together. When the sugar, melts and some water evaporate to get a one thread consistency, the sugar syrup is cooked. A slice of lemon prevents the sugar from crystallization as the syrup cools down.
Assembling the shahi tukra:
- Dip the bread slices in the sugar syrup. With the help of a spoon or small tongs, coat the bread slices evenly with the sugar syrup. Alternatively, just pour the sugar syrup evenly on a neatly arranged bed of bread slices.
- Arrange the sugar syrup soaked bread slices neatly in a serving tray or plate.
- Pour the rabri on the sugar syrup coated bread slices.
- Garnish with sliced blanched almonds and pistachios.
- Serve the rich royal shahi tukra.
- Serve either chilled, warm or at room temperature.