Check Out this Amazing Recipe of Traditional Pakistani Shahi Tukray
Pakistani Shahi Tukray are as Royal as their Name:
Like its name, Shahi Tukray is truly a royal dish. Its rich flavor is mesmerizing. It is a different type of bread pudding. The bread dipped in deliciously treated milk when melts in your mouth give such a lavish feeling. But it is not that easy to bring that richness to the dish. One of the few ingredients you need to take care of is sugar, the dish should not taste either too sweet or too pale. The milk too should be finely treated so that it is not over-cooked, and the sugar should be completely dissolved in it. But if it is made with concentration then it is the most flavorsome dessert you will ever eat.Make It as Rich as You Like:
You can make some alternations in the dish according to your taste. Some people prefer lightly sweet desserts while some are habitual of taking in a lot of sugar. You can add sugar as per your taste. Some people add cream or heavy milk for a rich taste. Some add different seasonings like cardamom, cinnamon, or cumin seeds. These ingredients are optional and simply enhance the taste of the dish. Most people who are close to the South Asian tradition prefer eating such heavy desserts. You will find different recipes for this dish. They are just some variations to the dish, but they do not make a major difference in the dish. The recipe we are presenting today has a little twist to the traditional Shahi Tukray recipe. Here, instead of directly frying the bread, we make a little something like French toasts to add to the richness of the flavor. The total time to cook the entire dish in under an hour and all you need is some bread, milk, and loads of delicious nuts.Pakistani Shahi Tukray
- 10 to 15 slices of bread
- ½ litre milk
- One cup condensed milk
- 250 grams of khoya
- Six eggs
- ½ cup oil
- Sugar (add to taste)
- Saffron
- ¼ cups shredded almonds and pistachio (for garnishing)
- ¼ crushed or chopped dry unsweetened coconut
- ¼ tablespoon cardamom powder or 8-10 cardamom pods
- ½ tablespoon kewra water
Preparation of the Milk:
Add milk in a heated saucepan and bring it to a boil
Add your preferred amount of sugar to the milk and stir until fully dissolved on low heat.
Now add khoya and keep stirring it until the mixture thickens and becomes consistent.
Now add condensed milk and cook for an additional four to five minutes for the mixture to thicken even more.
At this point, you can add half tablespoon of kewra water along with cardamom powder or pods and other chopped nuts.
Cook on low heat for another 10 to 15 minutes.
Preparation of Bread:
In a bowl break about six eggs and whisk them properly.
Add ¼ cup of milk to the batter along with saffron for enhanced taste and whisk for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Take a frying pan and heat some oil for the bread.
Now dip each slice of bread in the batter such that it is completely soaked in it.
Place the bread on the hot pan and cook each side for about two minutes until golden brown.
Use a spatula to turn the bread upside down and fry until they become golden from both sides.
Now take each piece of bread and dip it in the prepared milk one by one. Dip one slice and place it in the serving dish and then continue this for all the slices.
After arranging all the bread slices, pour the remaining milk onto the bread in the serving dish. There should be enough milk left so that the entire dish is almost filled.
If you want, you can pour some condensed milk to sweeten the bread.
Garnish the shredded pistachio, almonds, and coconut on top of your dish.
It is up to you if you want to dress the dish with some other dry fruits or nuts.
Cool the platter in the refrigerator and there you have your perfect traditionally prepared Shahi Tukray at your table.
Tips
The key ingredient in cooking the perfect Shahi Tukray is the treated milk. The richer your milk is in flavor, the more delicious will be the overall dish. The milk will bring the richness and flavor to the dry bread slices.
You can add some variations to the milk by adding different seasonings like cumin seeds, saffron, or cardamom.
Some people prefer adding rose water too. If you want lavishness in the milk add heavy cream to it as well.
Shahi Tukray Recipe
Serves: 6 | Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 45 min
Ingredients
- 8 slices white bread, crusts removed, cut in triangles
- Ghee for frying
- Syrup: 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 tsp cardamom
- Rabri: 4 cups whole milk, 1/4 cup sugar, pinch of saffron, 1/2 tsp cardamom
- Sliced almonds and pistachios
Instructions
- Simmer the milk, stirring often, until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups. Add the sugar, saffron and cardamom.
- Boil the syrup ingredients 5 minutes.
- Fry the bread in ghee until golden and crisp. Drain.
- Dip each piece briefly in the syrup and arrange on a platter.
- Pour the rabri over, top with nuts and chill 1 hour.
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