A piece of Royalty-Shahi Tukda -Prepare a Small Serving of the Dessert

There 's no Mughlai dessert as decadent as the Shahi Tukda. Essentially , it 's just bread pudding with dry fruits , with a little cardamom  flavour thrown in for good measure. But simple as it is to prepare,it beats even the popular favourite  Gulab Jamun . Here's a handy little recipe tp prepare a small serving of the dessert.

Ingredients :

• 6 slices of bread
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1 cup full cream milk
• 2 tablespoons pista, blanched and chopped
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cardamom, powdered
• 4-5 almonds, toasted and sliced
• Few strands of saffron 

Preparation:

• Rempve edges of bread slices and then cut diagonally to form two triangles from each slice .Store bread in a dry area for about two hours to make it slightly hard (or simply pop it in the toaster for a bit).
• Prepare sugar syrup by boiling a mixture of sugar and water. Simmer the blend for 10 minutes and then add cardamom.
• Boil milk in a pan till it reduces to a quarter of its original quantity while continuously stirring. Add pista and saffron to thickened milk.
• Apply ghee to sides of bread and shallow fry till it turns golden brown.
• Arrange friend bread on plate and pour sugar syrup. Wait till it seeps in.
• Spread the milk mixture onto the bread.
• garnish with sprinkles of almond ,pista and saffron or silver varak. Refrigerate till chilled.

Notes: Alternatively ,if you don't wish to fry the bread, use milk bread and toast it. For a richer flavour, add four tablespoons of condensed milk to the milk to the mixture while boiling.