Shahi Tukrha

Name: Shahi Tukrha
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Yield: 12
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 350 g/¾ lb Rabarhi* (Unsweetened); 3 g/½ tsp Green Cardamom powder; 12 slices Milk Bread; 600 g/3 cups Sugar; 1 drop Vetivier; 10 g/4 tsp Almonds; 5 g/2 tsp Pistachio; Groundnut Oil to deep fry; 2 litres/8⅓ cups Milk; Chandi-ka-Varq (silver leaves); 1 g/2 tsp Saffron; Chandi-ka-Varq (silver leaves)

Preparation info

Yield:
12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

This dessert of the Nawabs is without the semblance of a doubt India’s most exotic—and famous—sweet dish. Garnished with dry fruits and covered with sheets of pure silver leaves, Shahi Tukrha is sterling stuff.

Ingredients

350 g/¾ lb Rabarhi* (Unsweetened)
600 g/

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preparation

THE RABARHI: Add 100g/½ cup of sugar while it is still warm and stir until dissolved. Add vetivier and stir.

THE SYRUP: Boil the remaining sugar with water (approx 300ml/1¼ cups) to make a syrup of one-string consistency. Add cardamom powder and stir.

THE BREAD: Slice off the crust and trim the edges to make discs. Heat oi