Double Ka Meetha

A rich bread pudding

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

  • About

I do not know exactly why, but in North India, bread is known as “double roti.” One explanation is that the yeast-leavened bread dough doubles in size. Double ka meetha is an Indian version of bread-and-butter pudding. Serve this after a fairly light meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf white bread, cut into thick slices
  • cups (450 grams) ghee

Method

  1. Trim the edges of the bread slices.
  2. Place a small nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of the ghee. When the ghee melts, add the kakdi magaz, chironji, cashews, almonds, and pistachios and cook until golden brown. Set aside.
  3. Place