Shahi Tukrey by shireen

                                          Shahi Tukrey

Ingredient

Bread 8 slices cut into half

Milk 3 cups

Khoya 100 grams...

Almonds 3 tbsp grinded

Sugar 1 cup

Saffron ½ tsp

Cardamom powder ½ tsp

Almond and pistachio slice ½ cup

Method:

Cut edges of bread and cut into half’s deep fry in ghee till light golden soak in milk turn and soak the other side drain milk add khoya sugar ground almonds and saffron and Cardamom powder cook for 10 minutes in a shallow baking pan put little cooked mixture spread with bread slices top with remaining milk mixture sprinkle sliced almond and pistachio bake for 20 minutes on 180 degrees serve warm.
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 Shai Tukra...

8 slices of bread (cut in half and deep fried in ghee till golden brown. Ghee tastes better, but you can use oil.

3 cups milk

1cup sugar

100 grams of khoya OR 1/2 cup full cream milk - use a quality brand and not tea whitener!

1/2 cup or 4 Tbsp ground almonds - boil almonds, remove skin and grind

1/2 tsp saffron

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

1/2 cup mix sliced almonds and pistachios

Silver warq (optional)

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Pour milk into snaking tray and soak fried bread slices for 1 minute. Turn over and soak for another minute.

Remove soaked bread onto a plate, and pour remaining milk into a pan.

Add khoya or milk powder, crushed almonds and sugar. Stir and cook till it comes to a boil. Once mix has boiled add cardamom powder and stir.

Pour 1/2 the milk mix in baking dish or Pyrex dish. Arrange bread over milk. Add saffron to the milk left in the pan. Mix well and pour over bread.

Sprinke almonds and pistachios over bread and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

If using pyrex dush, you can serve in dish, otherwise transfer to serving platter.

*if you would prefer to use microwave, follow recipe till adding milk to dish. Use either Pyrex and other heat proof dish. Add milk, bread, saffron milk and nuts and microwave for 8 minutes.

Enjoy.