Shahi Tukra ( By Palavi )
by palavi
07 Sep 2012
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Truly a shahi (royal) dessert, as its name suggests, shahi tukray is a rich bread pudding recipe with dry fruits, flavored with cardamom. It's simple to make and a great sweet dish to be served on festivals and special days. Relish shahi tukray with kheer or rabdi.
Shahi Tukra ( By Palavi ) recipe - How to make Shahi Tukra ( By Palavi )
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Makes 4 servings
1 bread
1/2 gallon milk (half and half)
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 to 8 cardamoms (elaichi)
5 to 6 drops yellow colour
1 cup water
1 to 2 cups oil or
1/2 cup chopped almonds (badam) and
Method
- Method
- Fry all the pieces of the bread in a pan until light golden.
- Put the fried pieces on a paper towel so that it absorbs all the extra oil.
- Cut all the slices in triangle small pieces by cutting them diagonally.
- Add 1 cup of water, cardimoms and 1 1/2 cup of sugar in a pan. Boil for about 5-6 minutes until the syrup becomes homogenous.
- Turn the stove off. Add the food coloring and stir.
- Place a layer of bread into a baking dish.
- Spread a little bit of syrup following the milk onto the bread. Repeat until done with all the pieces of bread.
- Sprinkle the almonds and pitachios on the top.
- Bake on 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until all the milk dries.
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