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Shahi Tukda Rolls

Shahi Tukda is a Mughlai style festive dessert. Super easy and a crowd-pleasing dessert by frying bread slice rolls in ghee and soaking in rich milk called Rabri. Garnish with loads of nuts and saffron and make your festivals special.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Bread, Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 rolls
Author Shanaz Rafiq

Ingredients

  • 6 bread slices
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • Ghee for frying
  • Chopped nuts for garnish

For Sugar Syrup

  • 1 cup of water
  • ½ cup of sugar
  • 3 pieces cardamom
  • Soaking Milk Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • ½ cup condensed milk
  • ¼ cup cream

For nuts Filling: (grind together)

  • 2 Dates
  • 10 cashew nuts
  • 5 walnuts
  • 10 almonds
  • 10 pistachios

Instructions

  • For Sugar syrup: Heat a saucepan and add sugar, water, and cardamom. Bring to a boil and cook the syrup for 5 minutes on medium heat.
  • For soaking milk: Mix together milk, condensed milk, and cream in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside till the soaking milk comes to room temperature.
  • Cut the sides of bread slices and roll out into thin sheets. Stuff the slices with your choice of stuffing like mixed nuts or mozzarella cheese.
  • Heat ghee in a wide pan and fry the bread rolls until golden. Remove from pan and soak in sugar syrup for a few seconds. Place the sugar syrup soaked bread rolls in a serving plate and serve with soaking saffron milk.
  • You may also place the rolls on a large serving dish, pour the saffron milk and serve chilled.

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