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Home » Dessert » Indian & Pakistani Dessert » Shahi Tukda Recipe, Pakistani Style

May 4, 2020 · Modified: Mar 30, 2022 by Mariam Sodawater · This post may contain affiliate links. 4 Comments

Shahi Tukda Recipe, Pakistani Style

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5 from 2 votes
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Updated: 14 April 2020

Indian Shahi Tukda, or Pakistani Shahi Tukray or Indian bread pudding, whatever you call it, is simply deliciousness in one bowl. Follow recipe step by step and you'll literally end up licking. It is super easy to make with just 5 main ingredients. Shahi tukda not only makes a quick dessert, but it is also a great way to utilize leftover slices of bread. Do check the tips section as the recipe is really forgiving and gives to a hundred ways to make changes.

Shahi served in plate from the dish.

Shahi Tukda, an introduction

As the name itself shows Shahi Tukda, is a Mughal dessert. The Mughals loved to eat it at iftar (opening of fast). Some say the dish originated from Umm e Ali, an Egyptian sweet; it is also made similarly by soaking bread pieces in milk and nuts.

A similar dessert called 'Double ka meetha' also exists in Hyderabadi Cuisine. While double ka meetha is made with the same ingredients, it crispier and different from Shahi tukray. Shahi Tukda or Tukray is more famous in Pakistani cuisine. It is melt in the mouth and has rich milky and saffron flavors. The recipe is straight forward, the use of saffron and nuts makes it very tempting and aromatic; something fit for a royal grandeur.

Tips to make Shahi Tukray

  • You can use cream or khoya (mava) or milk powder to add richness and thicken syrup or you can just cook the milk for a long time to thicken on its own.
  • You can use sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar to make it rich.
  • This is a very rich and heavy dessert, so remember to pair it with lighter food when you do Menu Planning.
  • It tastes best when served warm and fresh.
  • You can make it a day ahead too.
  • If the dish doesn't develop naturally creamy top. You can heat two tables of cream with 2 tbs of sugar and saffron. And spread on top.

Different Versions

  • Custard: Some people make vanilla custard instead of the milk syrup to soak the bread.
  • Another popular method is to soak bread in sugar syrup then spread a very thickened rabri like milk syrup over the bread.
  • You can mix ½ cup cream in the milk and spread on the top for a creamier top of the dessert.

How do make Shahi Tukda?

Basically, it is made of crispy fried bread soaked in rich milk and sugar syrup. The syrup is flavored with saffron and cardamom. In this recipe, I use milk powder as it is easily available everywhere and speeds up the cooking process.

Boil Milk For shahi tukda.

In a pan take milk, sugar, milk powder, cardamom, and saffron. Cook on medium-low flame, keep stirring. Cook for 30 minutes.

Fry bread slices in oil.

While the milk simmers on low heat, shallow fry the bread slices on medium heat. the oil should be hot so the bread doesn't absorb too much oil at the same time it shouldn't be smoking hot otherwise the bread will burn.

Fried crunchy bread slices.

Make sure your bread is crunchy crisp.

Rabri is ready for Shahi Tukda.

After 30 minutes milk is reduced and thickened.

Instruction for Oven and Microwave.

shahi

For Shahi Tukray in Oven: Place bread in an ovenproof dish. Add the milk syrup on bread and bake at 350F for 7-10. Until you see bread puffed up like in the photo below.

Similarly, you can heat it in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until bubbling hot.

shahi

For shahi tukda in pan: When milk starts to thicken, add fried breads and simmer for 10 minutes on very low flame. And your Shahi tukray will be ready to serve.

Shahi tukda in a dish

Garnish with roasted pistachios and almonds and serve warm.

My other similar recipes.

  • Om Ali, Egyptian Dessert
  • Kheer Puri
  • Kaddu ki kheer
  • Sooji Halwa
  • Gajar ka halwa
  • Sheer Khurma
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Shahi tukda

This is a quick and easy recipe for your sweet tooth that tastes heavenly, can be served warm or cold.
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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings : 8 servings
Calories: 332kcal
Author: Mariam Sodawater
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Ingredients

  • 4 cup milk
  • ¾ cup sugar, or to taste
  • 1 cup milk powder
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom, seed removed and crushed.
  • 1 pinch saffron, (substitute saffron with more ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder and a pinch of yellow food color)
  • 4 large slices of bread, , preferably slightly stale.
  • oil or ghee, to shallow fry
  • pistachio and almonds, for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat 3 and ½ cup milk in a wide pan. Add sugar, cardamom, saffron and milk powder.
  • Fry the bread in oil or ghee on low flame until crispy golden.
  • Dry excess oil on kitchen towel. Place fried bread on a dish.
  • Cook milk syrup for 30 minutes until thick and deep yellow.
  • Pour thick yellow milk syrup(running consistency) on bread and bake on 350 F for 7-10 minutes, until bread puffs up and syrup boils. (You can also heat in microwave until bubbling hot, about two minutes.)
  • Garnish with roasted pistachios and almonds.

Notes

Method 1( For shahi tukray in pan): Put fried breads in yellow milk syrup and simmer for 10 minutes on very low heat until milk thickens and bread soaks the syrup. Shahi tukray is ready to serve.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 0.5bread ,Calories: 332kcal ,Carbohydrates: 38g ,Protein: 10g ,Fat: 16g ,Saturated Fat: 6g ,Trans Fat: 1g ,Cholesterol: 28mg ,Sodium: 185mg ,Potassium: 411mg ,Fiber: 1g ,Sugar: 32g ,Vitamin A: 351IU ,Vitamin C: 1mg ,Calcium: 305mg ,Iron: 1mg
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  1. Archana says

    January 15, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    I love shall tukra and like that this recipe is without eggs. Thank you for following me. Although that is my old wordpress account that I do not update anymore. My new blog is at ministryofcurry.com Thank you

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    • Mariam Sodawater says

      January 15, 2017 at 7:42 pm

      Thank you so much, by chance i have already followed your new account. ?

      Reply
      • Archana says

        January 15, 2017 at 8:09 pm

        Thank you! Just so you know both accounts are ministryofcurry. Old one ministryofcurry.wordpress.com and the new one is ministryofcurry.com

        Reply
        • Mariam Sodawater says

          January 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm

          ok , thank ?

          Reply

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