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Shahi Tukda

5 from 1 vote
A delicious dessert made with deep-fried bread soaked in simple syrup with a secret ingredient. Then topped with a slow-cooked milk mixture and chopped-up pistachios and almonds. This dessert is a classic treat that's unforgettable.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

Sweet Milk
  • ½ cup Water
  • 1½ cup Whole milk
  • ¾ cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 1 can Evaporated milk 12 oz
  • 1 can Condensed milk 14 oz
  • 1 cup Sugar 1½ cups for extra sweet
  • 4-5 cardamom pods cracked
Simple Syrup
  • 1½ cups Water
  • 1½ cups Sugar
  • 1-2 tsp Almond extract
Fried Bread
  • ½ loaf Artisan white bread (5-8 slices) remove edges and cut in half diagonally.
  • 1 cup Ghee
For Garnish
  • 1 cup almonds and pistachios crushed or chopped

Method
 

Sweet Milk
  1. Start with boiling 1/2 cup of water in a medium to a large saucepan.
  2. Next, set your flame to medium-low and add whole milk, heavy whipping cream, evaporated milk, and condensed milk.
  3. Once all liquids come to a boil, add 1 cup of sugar. (You can add 1.5 cups if you like your dessert super sweet). 
  4. Now add 4-5 pods of cardamom and cook on medium to low heat. Make sure you’re stirring every 4-5 minutes.
  5. Cook for 1.5 hours or until liquid is well homogenized. Let it cool.
Simple Syrup
  1. In a separate saucepan , make some simple syrup by adding 1.5 cups of water and 1.5 cups of sugar. Bring to boil on medium to low heat until sugar is melted.
  2. Now for the secret ingredient: add 1-2 teaspoons of almond extract and let it cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
Fried Bread Slices
  1. Take 1/2 a loaf of bread or about 5 to 8 slices and cut the edges and cut each slice in half, if you haven't already.
  2. Next , heat up ghee or oil and fry on medium heat until bread is crispy to your liking. Start laying them out on a piece of paper towel to soak up the oil.
  3. Next, let the milk mixture and simple syrup cool in the fridge for an hour.
Assembling the dessert
  1. Now pick up each slice with the help of tongs and dip into the simple syrup until both sides are soaked. Lay each slice on a serving dish one by one. 10 seconds for crispy bread pieces and 20 seconds for soft. Alternate between the two for soft and crispy.
  2. Pour over the milk mixture over the fried bread on the serving platter and top with crushed almonds and pistachios.
  3. Serve cold and enjoy!