Shahi Aam Tukda - (Bread Based Dessert - Hyderabadi / Telangana Style)

          This is an instant version of the popular Hyderabadi Dessert - Shahi Tukda. It is a very easy one which needs very less preparation and can be dished out in a ziffy. I gave a slight twist to the recipe and drizzled some mango rabri over it. 

          I made use of evaporated milk, mango puree and other flavourings and also cut down on ghee for a healthier version. Yet the end result was a delicious creamy bread dessert. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.

• 1/2 cup mango puree
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• castor sugar to taste
• 3 bread slices, trimmed & cut into half, in a triangular shape
• 2 tbsp. chopped nuts
• 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
• pinch of saffron
• 1 tsp. rose water
• ghee to shallow fry
• 1/2 cup mango cubes

          In a bowl, mix together puree, milk, sugar if using, half of the chopped nuts, cardamom powder and rose water. Your  instant mango rabri is ready.

          Heat ghee in a pan and shallow fry the bread slices till golden in colour. Drain and keep aside.

          While serving - Pour some mango rabri on the serving plate. Then neatly arrange the fried bread slices in a row over it. 

          Spoon the remaining rabri over the bread slices and garnish with remaining nuts, mango cubes, saffron and a pinch of cardamom powder.






Note - 
1.  I shallow fried the bread slices. but you can go ahead and deep fry them. 

2.  I used evaporated milk for this instant version, but equal quantities of condensed milk and milk can be substituted or you can reduce a litre of full fat milk to the desired consistency

3.  You can make sugar syrup and soak the fried breads in it for a while. I avoided it as the bread turns soggy and moreover it turns too sweet.

In a bowl, mix together mango puree,

....evaporated milk,

...chopped nuts,

...cardamom powder & rose water. Mix well & keep aside.

     Heat ghee & shallow fry bread slices till golden in colour.

 Drain & keep aside.

While serving - Pour some mango rabri on the serving plate. Then 

                          arrange fried bread slices in a row over it. Spoon remaining rabri 
                          over the bread slices & garnish with remaining nuts, mango cubes, 
                          saffron & a pinch of cardamom powder.