Shahi tukda recipe, shahi tukra is the most easy sweet, yet exotic to serve for your guests. Step by step photos recipe.
I tasted Shahi Tukra aka Shahi tukda in ‘Ganges’ restaurant 4 years back! After that never again. I had a recipe in my handwritten cookbook(written and given by my mom 🙂). So few weeks back I had a craving for some sweet and thought of trying this Shahi tukda recipe.
I don’t know the difference between this shahi tukra and Double ka meetha, hope both are only same recipes with different names. Deep frying in ghee gives the original royal taste, but if you are calorie conscious, just toast in a OTG or bread toaster till golden brown. The bread slices should be crisp evenly,which is very important. Otherwise the dessert will turn soggy and you have to name it pudding!!😎
Check my bread halwa recipe.
Shahi tukda recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Bread slices
- ½ liter Milk
- ⅓ cup Sugar
- Ghee / oil - For deep frying
- 2 tablespoon Nuts Pistachios Chopped
- 1 teaspoon Corn flour
- 6 strands Saffron
- 3 drops Rose essence
Instructions
- Boil milk and add saffron soaked in 3 tablespoon of warm milk and the corn flour mixed in 2 tablespoon of milk to it and simmer the milk until its reduces to a thick but poring consistency. This is called Rabri. Add rose essence at last.If you want you can add the chopped nuts in this stage.
- Remove the brown sides of the bread and cut diagonally. I cut one piece into four,though cut into two will do.Fry the bread pieces till golden brown and crisp evenly. Use a shallow and small pan so that you need not use more ghee/oil.
- Deep frying in low or medium low flame is necessary to get crisp and golden brown colour, other wise will end up in uneven cooking.Prepare a thick sugar syrup by boiling the sugar with little water just to immerse the sugar.
- Soak the bread pieces as you fry them,just for a minute or until you take the next batch.Arrange the soaked pieces in a plate.
- Fry the chopped nuts in ghee and add it over the bread pieces(if you have not done that in the first step). Pour the rabri over the arranged bread. Serve chilled or warm,as per your wish, I like it chilled!! But make sure you give some time for the bread to absorb the rabri.
Notes
- I used low fat milk, since I ran out of full cream milk stock…
- You can reduce a liter of milk to half and make rabri rich too, instead using corn flour.
- Add sugar in rabri if you want. Just a table spoon or two will do.
- If you use oil for deep frying ,oil smell will be there in the dessert, so I if you are afraid of so much ghee,you can try toasting method as its far way better than the oil smell. Just fry the nuts in ghee and add,that will give you the ghee smell.
Shahi tukda method:
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- Boil milk and add saffron soaked in 3 tablespoon of warm milk and the corn flour mixed in 2 tablespoon of milk to it and simmer the milk until its reduces to a thick but poring consistency. This is called Rabri. Add rose essence at last.If you want you can add the chopped nuts in this stage.
- Remove the brown sides of the bread and cut diagonally. I cut one piece into four,though cut into two will do.Fry the bread pieces till golden brown and crisp evenly. Use a shallow and small pan so that you need not use more ghee/oil.
- Deep frying in low or medium low flame is necessary to get crisp and golden brown colour, other wise will end up in uneven cooking.Prepare a thick sugar syrup by boiling the sugar with little water just to immerse the sugar.
- Soak the bread pieces as you fry them,just for a minute or until you take the next batch.Arrange the soaked pieces in a plate.
- Fry the chopped nuts in ghee and add it over the bread pieces(if you have not done that in the first step). Pour the rabri over the arranged bread. Serve chilled or warm,as per your wish, I like it chilled!! But make sure you give some time for the bread to absorb the rabri.
- Boil milk and add saffron soaked in 3 tablespoon of warm milk and the corn flour mixed in 2 tablespoon of milk to it and simmer the milk until its reduces to a thick but poring consistency. This is called Rabri. Add rose essence at last.If you want you can add the chopped nuts in this stage.
Priti
My my this looks so groerous ....I make a little diff way ...liked ur version
Sharmilee! :)
Awesome clicks...and yummy shahi tukda! Deep frying sure would be tastier and looks very tempting too
Sharmi
awesome pics! I too make them by toasting it.
I want to keep staring at the pics:)
Kitchen Flavours
Looks drool worthy......love the flavor of rose essence.....
Chitra
Pics looks gorgeous. i wanted to try this for sen..but worried about the frying part ;)i must try atleast once.clicks made me drool 🙂
♥LOVE2COOK♥
What can I say? This is so delicious...fried bread? WOW, something new to me! 😉
Prathima Rao
I love this royal delicacy!!!And the pics sure does justice to this famous sweet treat 🙂 Nice idea to add cornflour btw...I usually hate to wait long for the milk to thicken..
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sowmya's creative saga
i made this too long ago..you have tempted me enough to make it again..yumm
Kurinji
Last week i made this, but your clicks tempting me.....
Kurinjikathambam
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Prathibha
Love shahi tukra dear..deep fried bread itself is tasty n the double ka meetha n shahi tukra are double feast..looks yumm
jeyashrisuresh
Ooh drooling pictures and fantastic recipe.I tried this once when i tasted it in a restaurent in chennai. But though it tasted nice, it went soggy, now i know where i went wrong.Well explained pictures and tempting me to try again
Rekha shoban
tempting pic!!! interesting n new!! superb pic da!
Jay
wow...well done dear...rocking clicks again..
stop over n pick up an award plz..Tasty Appetite
Sushma Mallya
They look so delicious Raks...and beautiful clicks as well:)
Premalatha Aravindhan
very interesting recipe,never tasted this before...will try this.
Clicks are awesome...
Divya Kudua
Oh Yum..it looks so good Raks!I could dive into that plate and relish it completely!Love the recipe since it doesn't require gallons of milk and ghee!
Ramya
That truly is a royal indulgence...The pictorial cant get any better than this:-)
I am gona try it this weekend:-)
Janu
Very interesting recipe!! Need to try this out!!
Akila
wow what a yummy tudka... simply superb... last week we went to one restaurant and had the double ka meetha in buffet... loved it and wanna give a try.. now this one i am going to try first...
Thanks a lot for sharing...
Reshmi Mahesh
Drooling over ur pics....yummy recipe...
Kairali sisters
Oh my my!!I would love to have some of this right now raks, i am going to try this soon..Clicks are just mindblowing..
USHA
Wow...looks delicioud and tempting..love to taste it...
The thickness of milk and colourful..cripsy bread...everything is perfect.
Radhika
Raji, now you have reminded me of my Mom which she makes and serves as often whenever we crave for sweet. I'm yet to post it anyway. Lovely clicks.
Hema Mahen
Looks awesome and super tempting...
Aruna Manikandan
hmmm....
looks yummy....
my daughter loves it
Nice clicks dear 🙂
Smitha
looks very good...tempting...I make it a little different!...
Smitha
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Pavithra
I looooooooooooove this a lot Raji.. both double ka meeta and shahi tukda both r same, the pictures are just awesome. One tip.. air dry the bread for few hours, deep frying after that will absorb only little oil or ghee. We used to add scramble khoya on the top... The first picture is making me droollllllllll.
Hamaree Rasoi
Wonderful looking sahi tukda dear. Made my mouth water by just looking at it. Excellent pics as well.
Deepa
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Suman Singh
Wow..thats a royal indulgence indeed..simply mouthwatering and very tempting pics!
Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)
Delicious n mouthwatering....shahi tukda my fav n looks really yum...inviting pics as usual
Sanyukta
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sangee vijay
Simply superb and tempting recipe....wanna give a try...as usual awesome pictures..
Paaka Shaale
Oh wow!!! The shahi tukda looks awesome Raji!!! Just amazing 🙂
Suja Sugathan
Makes me drool..tempting pictures,wonderful
Pari
Love this, the fried and soaked bread tastes good with whipped cream too, try it out sometime.
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Ila
looks awesome and fabulous 🙂
kaveri
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMY.... My favorite...Mom used to prepare it often when we were young..But I haven't tried my hand at it yet..after looking at your clicks I am surely going to make this verrrrrrry soon..
savitha ramesh
Love the pictures.wow drooling tukdas.Bookmarking it.
Mahi
Rich and yummy desert Raji! 😛 😛
SheenaBabu
looks delicioud and tempting..
Shanavi
Aweeeeeeesome pics..Chance ae illa ponga..It's also in my list , yet to do. I had this from hotel Saravana Bhavan,T - Nagar Branch..U made me remember those days..
Sathya Sankar
Shahi tukda looks mouthwatering, nice recipe with detailed pictures!
Vimitha Anand
Gorgeous looking dessert... Lovely clicks...
Ooooh that crispy bite of bread with the thick flavored milk would be yummm
Now Serving
would like to have this Right NOW! Just Superb and something I can do rightaway - Love it
Priya
Wat a fabulous dessert, seriously u r killing me with ur beautiful clicks Raji.
appu
Raks kitchen,
If you could mention how much time it took for the milk to become rabdi and also what Kiind of vessel you used it would be really helpful!
swapna
Delicious and tempting dessert....looks soo good!!
PriyaVaasu
Ohhhhh!!! Raks, u make me crave for something sweet now!!!!this looks sssssoooooooooo Divine!!!
divya
Looks delicious...mouthwatering...thanks for sharing.
Swathi
Delciious shahi tukda Raji. Love the clicks.
Nags
Raks that looks delicious! i have been wanting to try this for a while too! 🙂
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jayashree
Truly heavenly....awesome clicks..
aipi
oh my gosh, I just ate dinner but would love a whole plateful of that 🙂 looks amazing!
My hubby loves this very much 🙂
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Smita
lovely and tempting... want to eat rite now so going to make it 🙂
jayasree
Mouthwatering pics...Loved the first with those gorgeous props. You have fried the bread evenly brown.
lata raja
I love the delicious bread dipped in creamy milk. Your pictures are a treat to the eyes as much as the dish is.
sweethome
I love this dessert and was searching for a perfect recipe. Thanks for posting. I am sure your recipe would always be perfect (Fell in love at first site after your badushas and jangiris:-)
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Sarah Naveen
wonderful clicks..looks so perfect and yumm!!!
Sanctified Spaces
Are Wah!Bahut accha!
San
I would n't count calories for this divine dish raji .It's drool worthy dear .Send me some 🙂
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Ananda Rajashekar
this is irresistible and heavenly!
Pushpa
Gorgeous plate of dessert,one of my fav, total bliss.
R
looks awesome! luv the way u have explained it,step by step 🙂
Satrupa
That looks like a sinful dessert ..... delicious !!
Sowmya
This dessert looks so delectable....I just can't stop staring at it!
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SpicyTasty
It looks awesome. Nice and detailed pics. I have tasted it once in the local restaurant. This looks wonderful. I am sure gonna try this.
Anonymous
Nice clicks.Very appealing dessert.
RAKS KITCHEN
Appu,
I dint note down this time the exact timing,though I can tell you it may take around 10 minutes of time.
I used my regular milk boiling vessel,royal vkb..
sanjeeta kk
Wow! Those cute little triangles are looking so scrumptious...wish I could fly and come for a treat at your house soon, R 🙂
Mandira
amazing picture! I've never tasted this, but now am craving it.
Nisha
Lovely pics ,your pictures have elevated this humble dessert to so a new level
NIDHYA
Truly a luscious and decadent dessert..sounds very interesting.
Aaha Oho
Priya's Feast
Shahi tukda is a must dessert in many north indian Muslim marriages...Ur pics made me drool and carving for some now..
Cham
That looks super luxurious ur dessert! I have tasted only once!
appu
Raks kitchen,
Thanks for your reply,never expected a reply looking at this long comment list.
It took me one hour to thicken the milk,I used the same measure as yours and used cornflour mixed in water of milk,used a milk cooker maybe thats the reason it took so long.I thought I was going to end up making therati pal (milk halwa) but that didnt happen and it came out well in the end.
Thanks for the recipe and waiting eagerly for the next recipe!
Anu Santanu
Great dessert.. Lovely clicks !!
Bhalo Khabo
Suhaina
i had made it once long time ago...u are making me crave for some more..wonderful recipe and clicks.
RAKS KITCHEN
Appu :).. you are right,milk cooker will take time and will not reduce in volume as it uses double boiling method...next time use vessel, the regular direct boiling method and see if it helps ..
PoorniSami
Hey luks simply delicious.....will surely try out nd post my comments soon.....Just one small suggestion,it would be helpful if u add the number of servings to the recipes so that we can add/remove the amount of ingredients in accordance with the number of persons.
Nadia Asif
Its a "beautiful" recipe - lovely pictures. I have been making Shahi Tukdas for many years, with a slight variation. The recipe is up on my website: http://www.cukzy.com/shahi-tukra/
Keep up!!
Raksha
I really loved this recipe. Nicely explained and the clicks too look great.
paragdiddi
I also make this , when left with extra haldiram rasgula syrup 🙂 and instead of rabri i use milkmaid:)
Sowmya
Sooooooooooooooo tempting... Am not a sweet lover, but the way u've displayed the dish is tempting me to taste it.. 🙂
sathu
the sugar syrup is just dissolving it or one string consistency.
sathya rajagopal
RAKS KITCHEN
After it starts boiling, boil for 2-3 minutes...
luv heals....
I also make it but in a different way but urs one is definitely better....I love ur recipes....truly speaking I have learnt cooking from ur picturesque recipes...all the best and keep posting more and more varieties 🙂
hira mohsin
Looks very delicious I would lyke to try ...
Thamarai Selvi
Raks.. Just few hours before saw your blog.. its awesome... my mother in law will say that i dunno to try new sweets varieties.. Now am enough confident that i can too try and impress my family members.. Since am working in IT industry i don't have time to try these things.. but your sweets are less time consuming and giving us confidence to try it 🙂 Love your site !!and your savories 🙂
Admin
Hi, How can we store ? In separate ?
Raks anand
Individual bowls, cling wrapped or a tray cling wrapped
sathya senthil
hmmm....lovely shahi tukra.Tempting clicks ..Raji.I ate it once when i was working.So have to try it.
Daily Meals
Hi! It looks great...
sunny
Hi, do you use yellow corn flour or white corn starch to thicken the milk? Can you use milk powder as well?
Thanks!
Raks anand
White corn starch. Milk powder will not thicken the milk as corn flour does. You may need to add more.
Zainab Shaheen
Yummy dessert...I made this it came out delicious but my bread became hard where did I go wrong?
Raks anand
Once we soak it, it becomes soft right? 🙂
Zainab Shaheen
No it did not become soft was hard even after soaking...
Zainab Shaheen
No It did not become soft it was hard even after soaking ..
Raks anand
Try making rabdi little on watery side.