Shahi Tukda
Shahi Tukda

Ingredients

  • Purabi milk- 1 liter
  • Bread slices/ raisin toast- 6/8
  • Condensed milk- 400/500 grams
  • Cardamom- 3/4 (finely crushed)
  • Raisins- about a cup
  • Purabi ghee- for deep frying
  • Almond slivers/ flakes – 1/4 cup

Method

  • Mix milk and condensed milk in a thick-bottomed pan and boil until it reduces to half of its original volume.
  • Stir frequently to prevent from burning.
  • Once done add cardamom and stirr 
  • Remove from heat.
  • Cut the crusts off from the slices of bread/raisin toast and quarter the slices.
  • Heat ghee on a medium flame and deep fry the bread pieces till they become crisp and golden.
  • Drain them on paper towels.
  • In the same ghee, sauté the raisins till they puff up. Remove from ghee and drain well on paper towels.
  •  Now take a flat serving dish and put a layer of bread pieces at the bottom and top them with the thickened milk mixture.
  • Keep adding layers of bread and the milk mixture alternating as you go, till all the bread and milk mixture is used up.
  •  Now garnish the dish with the raisins and almond slivers or flakes, chill for an hour and serve.                      

Tips: This dish can be served as warm or chilled according to wish. For more royal flavour add a pinch of saffron. 

 

 

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