Shahi tukda or Shahi tukra is a rich mughalai dessert in the traditional way. Shahi means “royal” and tukda/tukra means “a piece”. It is rich in aroma,flavor and calories. Here the bread should be deep fried to golden brown colour, but I have fried just like that according to the desire of my kids. This can be served warm or chilled, particularly meant for festive occasions.
Ingredients:
- Rabri (warm) – 1 cup
- Sugar syrup (warm) – 2 cups
- White/Whole wheat Bread – 6 slices
- Pistachios – 5 nos
- Almond/Badam – 5 nos
- Ghee/Clarified butter – 2 tbsp
Preparation:
- Boil 2 cups of water, add in the pistachios and badam/almonds. cook until their skin oozes, remove from fire, drain the water, pour in 2 cups of tap water, peel the skin and keep it aside.
- Heat a tbsp. of ghee/clarified butter in a tawa, halve the bread slices to triangle shape, toast the bread slices until they turn golden brown or dark brown.
- Remove the bread slices, dip them in the sugar syrup and transfer them to a plate.
- Arrange the bread slices in a serving plate, pour in 2 cups of rabdi and garnish them with finely chopped pista/pistachios, badam/almond and few strands of saffron.
Serve hot or at room temperature or chilled.
Never heard of this…sounds good!
Having hunting hardly for dessert recipes, finally found this. Was delicious…
shahi tukda one of my favourite dessert Deepa- looks delicious…yum yum
Thanks Chitra 🙂