Hyderabadi Nawabi Shahi Tukda

Shahi Tukda is a rich & festive dessert made with bread, ghee, sugar, milk & nuts. It is a very popular classic royal dessert. Shahi Tukda is much similar to the Hyderabadi double ka Meeta.

Ingredients (For Dry Fruits Powder)

• 1 Cup Almonds
• 1 Cup Cashews
• 1/2 Cup Pistachios
• 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
• Few Pepper Corns
• 1 Teaspoon Cardamom Seeds
• 2 Pinches Saffron

Ingredients (For Rabdi)

• 1 Teaspoon Corn Flour
• 1 Liter Milk
• 4 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoons Cardamom Powder
• 2 Teaspoons Masala Milk Powder
• A pinch of Saffron

Ingredients (For Sugar Syrup)

• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Water
• 1/4 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder

Other Ingredients

• 4 Slices Bread
• Nuts (Cashews & Pistachios)

Method (For Dry Fruits Powder)

1. In a grinder add 1 cup almonds, 1 cup cashews, 1/2 cup pistachios, 1 1/2 cup sugar, few peppercorns, 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds, 2 pinches saffron, and make a fine powder.

Method (For Rabdi)

1. Add 1 teaspoon cornflour and 2 teaspoons milk. Mix well and keep it aside.
2. Take a heavy bottom pan and add milk to it. Bring the milk to a boil.
3. Lower the heat to medium and keep stirring and move the cream to the sides of the pan. Cook the milk for 1 to 1.5 hours, until it is reduced to a quarter.
4. Mix all the cream into the milk. Add 4 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder, add 2 teaspoons masala milk powder, a pinch of saffron, and mix well.
5. Add cornflour milk. Mix well and turn off the stove. Keep it aside.

Method (For Sugar Syrup)

1. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and mix well.
2. Boil the syrup for 2 minutes and add 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder.
3. Turn off the stove and keep it aside.

Method (For Setting Shahi Tukda)

1. Cut each bread slice diagonally into 2 triangles.
2. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the bread until brown. Remove them to a plate.
3. Add 2 scoops of rabdi to a serving plate.
4. Dip the fried bread slices in sugar syrup for 30 seconds.
5. Take out and put the bread on top of rabdi.
6. Add rabdi on top of the bread and garnish with nuts.