So, how about the idea of surprising your special ones by treating them to a Royal Indian Dessert !
The very first thought that came to my mind was this simple yet royal that is made in almost every kitchen back home for all informal and formal occasions. The traditional sweet has its genesis from Hyderabad where fried bread slices are soaked in warm milk with cardamom, saffron and sugar for enriched flavor and garnished with nuts. It is served with a plain pudding called 'Rabri' made by milk thickened over low heat enriched with Almond meal. In this recipe I made a rabri/pudding enriched with goodness of carrots and sweet appetizing flavor of rose. We are going to make a two variations of this dessert here, you can pick the one you like, one thing is for sure that they both will enlighten your senses.
You can enjoy Shahi Tukda in two ways, The Crunchy variant - by drizzling our fried bread in the flavored syrup & layer in your carrot pudding like a sandwich (personally my favorite) or, The Soft and Yummy Variant - by immersing the fried bread in the carrot pudding itself.
I got to know Madalina from Duhlicious almost a month back and immediately fell in love with her beautiful space. Right from the exhaustive index of recipes, to her learnings at the culinary school and most loved feature is her way of sharing her experiences beyond baking. It was natural for me to feel honored when I got an email from her saying how much she liked my blog and it just got better when she requested me to do a guest post.
This would be a fantastic way to perk up your culinary skills and make the evening special.
I thought of giving Madalina a home made treat of “Shahi Tudka served with aromatic Rose pudding".
Ingredients:
(2 servings, multiply as needed)
(2 servings, multiply as needed)
- Brown Bread: 4 slices
- Saffron : few strands
- Sugar: 1/2 cup
- Water: 1 cup
- Cardamom: 1/4 tsp
- Rose Water: 2 tsp
- Pistachio, Almonds: few for garnishing
- Sandwich cutters of different shapes
- Saffron : few strands
- Sugar: 1/2 cup
- Water: 1 cup
- Cardamom: 1/4 tsp
- Rose Water: 2 tsp
- Pistachio, Almonds: few for garnishing
- Sandwich cutters of different shapes
Method:
- I chose brown bread and cut it in two shapes A flower and A Star, using sandwich cutter. If you want to keep it simple you can also cut the bread in a diagonal shape through the middle, trimming away the edges. Using Brown bread will ensure a rich brown color to the toast.
- To prepare the bread, the traditional method is to heat Ghee or Cooking oil in a frying pan and toast the slices of bread till they are crisp and light brown. Alternate way to prepare the bread is to toast it in the oven for 5 to 7 minutes.
To prepare aromatic sugar syrup boil water and sugar together for 15 minutes on low heat. Add cardamom powder and few saffron strands to enhance the flavor of the syrup. Add Rose water to make it even more fragrant.
Rose PuddingIngredients:
- Whole Cream Milk : 2 cup
- Rose Water: 2-3 tsp
- Grated Carrots : 1/4 cup
- Cardamom powder: 1 tsp
- Fresh heavy cream or condensed milk : ½ cup
- Sugar: half cup or to taste (Don’t add sugar if using condensed milk)
- Pistachio, Almonds : 10-12 finely sliced
- Saffron : Few strands
- Rose Water: 2-3 tsp
- Grated Carrots : 1/4 cup
- Cardamom powder: 1 tsp
- Fresh heavy cream or condensed milk : ½ cup
- Sugar: half cup or to taste (Don’t add sugar if using condensed milk)
- Pistachio, Almonds : 10-12 finely sliced
- Saffron : Few strands
Method for Pudding:
- In a heavy bottomed pan, take 2 cups of whole cream milk & bring it to boil. Wash and grate carrots, add these to the boiling milk. (you can make the Pudding without Carrots if you like )
- Let the mix simmer on high heat for 15-20 minutes until carrots are done. Keep Stirring & scrapping the sides. Once the mix reduces, let it cool and to smoothen give it a churn in a blender. Put it on low heat again and add cardamom powder, cream, sugar, saffron strands dissolved in warm milk. Stir the pudding for another 10 minutes and take off the heat. Now add rose water and garnish with saffron and chopped nuts.
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Assembling our dessert:
We can assemble & enjoy this dessert in two ways:
The Crunchy Sandwich Variation - Soak our fried bread in the flavored sugar syrup (ensure the the bread is completely soaked & oozing sugar syrup) & generously layer in the Rose pudding like you’d do for a sandwich. Put another piece of bread soaked in sugar syrup on the top. Garnish it with chopped pistachios and almonds.
The Soft and Yummy Variation – Immerse 2 pieces of fried bread in the Rose Pudding (for a min of 25-30 mins to let the bread soak the pudding completely). Now we will take out these pieces and layer these, one on top of another. Generously pour the pudding on the top and garnish with chopped pistachios and almonds.
These Cute Sandwich Cutters did the trick !!! |
Light Roasted Crispy Bread is ready to go into our Pudding !!! |
So if you'd like to know how this creation came out, please head over to Madalina's blog and check out my Guest Post Shahi Tukda with Rose Pudding.
Have a nice and sweet day !
Love,
Sonia
Wow wat a delicious shahi tukda,simply irresistible..stunning clicks!
ReplyDeleteWat a great looking dessert!! Simple n yummmy..
ReplyDeleteoh, what a very 2 tasty 'n' mouth-watering shahi tukda.Photography is too cute.
ReplyDeleteLove to have this...very yummy dessert..:)
ReplyDeleteIrresistable....Lovely clicks...
ReplyDeleteummm its been so long since i had this,..-)
ReplyDeleteyummy delicious presentation
ReplyDeleteI remember my mom making this dish .. and i love the crispy one the most. I have to making this sometime soon. :) Love the presentation too!
ReplyDeleteThese look finger licking good.
ReplyDeleteI love your presentation! They look scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteLovely presentation, beautiful photos, and great dish..delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Dish. Lovely presentation.
ReplyDeleteThanks to my dear friends!!!
ReplyDeleteLove shahi tukda dear..deep fried bread itself is tasty n then shahi tukda makes it a double feast..looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteUS Masala
Super cuto! I'm heading over to Duhlicious now to check out what I'm sure will be a brilliant post :)
ReplyDeleteBoth versions look amazing but I'll take anything immersed in pudding!
ReplyDeleteToo yummy!!!Can't resist...
ReplyDeletePresentation & Photography superb!
Very wicked..you will not allow me to go on diet isn't it? this is absolutely delish..look I am craving for this...got to make it soon...the sandwich cutters are really cute.
ReplyDeleteYummylicious......this is my favorite!!!
ReplyDeletewow....
ReplyDeletelooks cute and delicious dear...
lovely clicks :)
Yummm....yummmmmmm bread tukda with pudding lovely snaps.
ReplyDeleteOooh, This pudding look great, Sonia. And I bet they taste wonderful too. Will have to give them a try soon! Wonderful shots :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great day,
Aldy.
Thanks to each one of you for liking the combo of pudding and the pictures... !!!
ReplyDeleteirresistible Shahi Tukda...loved the cute shapes...and beautiful clicks...
ReplyDeleteI think this is exceptional! I am drooling all over my screen right now. You are amazing girl and duhicious was so right to get you to guest post. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis shahi tukda looks really delicious and awesome clicks.
ReplyDeleteIrresistible & mouthwatering...awesome clicks too :)
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Oh my, Shahi tukda sounds incredibly good..awesome combination of ingredients..Love it!
ReplyDeleteAs always the pics are mind-blowing! Great work!
Very creative :)
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this before but it sounds delicious! I"m off to go check it out!
ReplyDeleteCute and delicious shahi tukda...
ReplyDeleteIt feels SO GOOD to get words of appreciation from all you lovely ladies... Thanks !!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing - perfect for a guest post! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop!
ReplyDeleteIt looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThese look so pretty! The crunchy variant sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteThese look so pretty! The crunchy variant sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteOMG, your sweet treat looks amazing. too pretty to be eaten i may say.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
A lovely guest post! Those look so interesting and delicious.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
So cute the shape of these treats...would love to try the crispy version :-) Have a wonderful week ahead ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm off to never never land and I know for sure the journey will be gleeful just like your presentation:)
ReplyDeleteThank you...Sonia...
I love the sandwich cutters! They are so cute!
ReplyDeleteThe presentation of Shahi Tukda with Rose Pudding looks so awesome, yet it is a somewhat easy dish to prepare :) I like the plate and bowl!
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@ ALL, Thank you so much.... !!!
ReplyDeletehow cute, I love the flavros and the presentation...lovely!!
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brilliant!! :-)
ReplyDeletethat looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteps. where is that adorable little plate from? i have a teal problem...