Kesariya Shahi Tukra

An ordinary bread becomes a hero in this royal dish of Nizams of Hyderabad. Yes you guessed it right! It’s the delicious Kesariya Shahi Tukra. It is simple to make and just melts in your mouth giving you the taste of royalty. Through this recipe I want to bring out the heroism of a simple bread with which you can end your meal in the sweetest manner…

Ingredients you will need for this are:

Kesariya Shahi Tukra

Ingredient :

• White Bread – 4 slices
• Ghee – 5tbsp
• Full cream milk – 500ml
• Sugar – 2.5tbsp
• Khoya – 2tbsp
• Saffron – few strands soaked in warm milk and few for garnishing
• Cardamom powder – 1/2tsp
• Sliced Almond – 1tbsp
• Chopped pistachio – 1/2tbsp
• Dried rose Petals – 1tsp

Method :

• Cut the bread slices into half diagonally.
• Heat ghee on medium flame and fry the bread slices till golden brown.
• For the rabdi, on low flame, reduce milk till it becomes half. Keep stirring to avoid burning.
• Add sugar and grated khoya in it.
• Add the soaked Saffron milk with strands.
• Flavour with Cardamom powder and cook it further till the rabdi (thick saucy) consistency is achieved.
• Arrange 4 fried triangle bread slices on a plate.
• Spoon the Kesariya rabdi on it and garnish with sliced almonds, chopped pistachio, dried rose petals and few strands of Saffron.
• Devour them with your loved one immediately or keep them in fridge for sometime so that the bread soaks up all the Kesariya rabdi and becomes moist.