Thursday, August 2, 2012

Shahi Tukray شاھی ٹکڑے

Shahi Tukray is a very famous dessert . It is very sweet, nutty and nutritious. Decorated with saffron and gold foil or silver foil. Shahi means King' s  in urdu, therefore it is the dish from King's Kitchen of Mughal Emperor, therefore I  used Pure Gold Foil in decoration of this dish.  Make this dish of the Day of comming Eid ul Fitr  and enjoy.  

Eid Mubarak in advance to all Muslim in the world.

Shahi Tukray with Gold foil 


Shahi Tukray without gold foil

Fried Bread Triangles


Pure Gold Foil (Talai Warq)

Ingredients:
For Sugar Syrup:

  • Sugar 1 up
  • Water 1/2 Cup


For Bread Slices Fry:

  • Bread slices 8 no.
  • Oil for frying

For Evaporated Milk:

  • Milk full cream 1 litre
  • Sugar 1/2 - 1/3 cup
  • Cardamom green seeds 1 pinch
  • Pistachio   chopped 15-20 no.
  • Almonds   chopped 15-20 no.
  • Saffron few threads
  • Rose water   1 table spoon
  • Khoya  50 g
  • Condensed milk 1/2  -  1 cup

For Garnish:

  • Saffron threads   few
  • Pistachio  chopped  5
  • Almond chopped 5
  • Gold Foil  1-2
  • or
  • Silver foil  1-2
Procedure:

Take sugar in a pan, add water and cook on medium flame till a thick sugar syrup is obtained. Keep aside.

Now cut bread slices in diagonal to obtain bread triangles. Fry these triangles of bread in oil till golden brown.  
After frying dip these fried bread pieces in prepared sugar syrup , one by one for 15 second, remove and keep aside.

Now boil milk with nuts, sugar, cardamom seeds, saffron and rose water till quantity of milk remain 3/4 - 1/2 on low to medium flame. Avoid sticking and burning of milk with pot walls and bottom.

When evaporated milk is prepared, cool it to room temperature, then add condensed milk and mix well. At last add khoya in pieces.    

Now arrange fried and sugar syrup dipped bread pieces in a large platter,  pour over prepared evaporated milk.
Decorate with garnish and cool in refrigerator before serving.

Delicious Shahi Tukray are ready.
  • Prepare on Eid Day and pray for me.  Eid ul Fitr Mubarak