Shahi Tukra
Shahi Tukra is an indulgent and delicious Pakistani/Indian Bread Pudding. Made with fried bread soaked in milk flavored with cardamom and saffron, enjoy it warm or chilled for a royal treat!
Ingredients
- 6 slices of bread
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder or 1-2 green cardamom pods, crushed.
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg powder
- pinch saffron 4-5 strands
- 1-2 tablespoons ghee or neutral cooking oil
- 10 almonds chopped
- 10 pistachios chopped
Instructions
Flavored Milk
- In a large heavy bottom pot, add milk, sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, saffron sweet condensed milk.
- Heat the milk on medium heat for 10-15 minutes, continuously stirring to make sure the milk does not burn.
- Remove from heat and set aside. Remove cardamom pods if whole cardamom was used.
Fried Bread
- Remove crusts from the slices of bread, and cut each slice diagonally into two triangles.
- In a frying pan add ghee or oil, about ¼ inch to fry the bread.
- Add bread triangles to the pan in a single layer, frying 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to remove excess oil.
- Repeat for remaining bread as required.
Assemble and Bake
- In a baking dish lay the bread slices in a single layer. Pour milk mixture, and sprinkle with chopped pistachio and almonds.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Bake in the oven at 350ºF for 10-15 minutes.
- Enjoy Shahi Tukra warm or cold, as preferred.
Notes
- Shahi Tukra can be made ahead of time. Assemble the dessert in a baking dish, and bake before serving.