Shahi Tukda |Double Ka Meetha| Quick 15 min Dessert
Shahi tukda or shahi tukra also known as “double ka meetha” is a popular Indian dessert that originated in the Mughal era. "Shahi" means "royal," and "tukda" means "piece," so this dessert is considered to be a royal treat in India.
Ingredients
- 4-5 slices bread
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- oil for frying
- cardamom powder
- dry fruits chopped
Instructions
Preparing the sugar syrup: -
- Take a pan and add a 1:1 ratio of Sugar and water i.e. 1 cup water & 1 cup sugar
- Switch on the flame and keep mixing until the sugar dissolves
- Bring it to a boil
- Add the cardamom powder and mix it
- Let it boil for 4-5 minutes (note:- do not make the syrup too thick)
- After about 5 minutes our sugar syrup is ready
Preparing the toast: -
- Cut the bread into small pieces (square or rectangle whatever you prefer)
- Heat oil or ghee in a kadhai or pan for frying the bread
- Add 2-3 bread pieces at a time
- Fry from both sides until crisp and golden
- The toast is ready
- In the same way, fry all the bread pieces and keep them on a paper tissue to remove excess oil
Making the shahi tukda:-
- Now dip the fried bread pieces one by one into the sugar syrup
- Coat the toast (fried bread) with sugar syrup nicely from both sides
- The shahi toast is ready
- Coat all the pieces in the same way
- Arrange the soaked bread pieces in a serving dish
- Pour the creamy rabri (thickened milk) on top
- Garnish with chopped nuts and serve it right away or chilled whatever you prefer
- The royal Shahi tukda or Double ka Meetha is ready