Thursday, October 1, 2009

Shahi Tukda

Today is my 400th post.........Thought of sharing a rich royal dessert of the Navabs(Mughal Cuisine).Visually have it and enjoy.Only one piece please !!!!!!!!!!!!





Ingredients for rabdi .
Milk-2 cups
Saffron-a pinch
(boil it till it reduces to half & thick)
Ingredients for sugar syrup
Sugar-6tsp & Water-1/2cup
Cardamom powder-1/4tsp
Saffron-a pinch
(boil everything together for 2 mins till slightly sticky but thin syrup)
Other ingredients
Whole wheat bread cut into triangles-3slices
(preferably white bread ,trim the ends.Deep fried in ghee)
Chopped nuts fried in ghee-2tbsp
(cashew nut,raisins,pistachio,almonds)
Edible silver foil -1(optional)
Ghee -to fry the bread





Method
Dip each fried bread in warm sugar syrup & place it on a flat serving dish and top with the thickened milk mixture.Then garnish it with silver foil & nuts.Left over sugar syrup can be poured on top of the bread ,chill & serve it.
Sending this to Sanghi for her FIL Ghee event.... Dedicating this to my family & to fun&food sweet celebration

11 comments:

  1. Congrats on ur 400th post dea..!!!
    that a really biggg thing...
    This is infact a very rich recipe..
    delicious!!

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  2. Congrats for ur 400th post.Rich & Delicious recipe

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  3. Congrats on your quick 400 :) Love all ur recipes. This one is no exception :)

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  4. Congrats on the milestone Sailaja! Wishing you many more such milestones in future.

    Only one piece? Hmm. Ok! looks absolutely delicious and rich :)

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  5. congrats on ur 400th post.keep posting many more wonderful recipes as u r doing now.

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  6. Congrats dear!!!Wishing u great success in future...:)Waiting for more interesting & delicious recipes...

    Delicious shahi tukda!!!One is not enough i want 4atleast pls...

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  7. Congratulations on your 400th post! Never imagined something royal to be so easy to make at home. Thats wonderful, a must try.....

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  8. Congrats on ur 400th post.......Shahi Tukda looks absolutely delicious and rich....

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  9. congratulations on ur 400 posts....u r amazing!!! keep it up ..BTW its my favorite dessert

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  10. Oh!!! 400 posts within this short period. Really amazing and lovely shahi thukda too. Congrats on your 400th post.

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  11. Hey congrats on your 400th post dear.. wish to reach more milestones. ANd shahi tukda is my fav too.... hyderabad special na!!!!
    looks lovely.

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