Double Ka Meetha

Name: Double Ka Meetha (A rich bread pudding)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Generous pinch of saffron threads; 1 cup (200 ml) milk; 1¼ cups (250 grams) sugar; 1 tablespoon slivered pistachios; Heavy cream; ¼ teaspoon ground green cardamom (see Note); 1 tablespoon kakdi magaz (dried cucumber seeds); 2½ cups (450 grams) ghee; 1 loaf white bread, cut into thick slices; 1 tablespoon slivered almonds; 1 tablespoon chopped cashews; 1 tablespoon chironji/charoli (melon seeds)

A rich bread pudding

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

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
2½ cups (450 grams) ghee

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Trim the edges of the bread slices.
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.
Place