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A serving of Shahi Tukda recipe in a clay bowl — fried bread slices soaked in thickened milk, garnished with nuts and saffron strands.

Shahi Tukda recipe

This rich and royal Shahi Tukda recipe combines crispy fried bread, fragrant sugar syrup, and creamy milk rabri for a traditional Mughlai dessert that's surprisingly easy to make. A family favorite perfected over years of kitchen experiments!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling & Assembly Time 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian, Mughlai, Pakistani
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Bread:
  • 6 White bread slices - Thick-cut preferred
  • As needed Ghee or oil - For shallow frying
For the Sugar Syrup:
  • 1 cup White sugar
  • ¾ cup Water
  • 3 Cardamom pods - Lightly crushed
  • Few Saffron strands - Optional but recommended
For the Rabri:
  • 1 liter Whole milk - Or use evaporated/condensed
  • 3–4 tablespoon Sugar - Adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
  • 2 tablespoon Chopped almonds
  • 2 tablespoon Chopped pistachios
  • Pinch Salt - Optional enhances flavor
For Garnish:
  • 1–2 tablespoon Chopped nuts - Almonds pistachios
  • Optional Silver leaf - For festive presentation

Equipment

  • 1 Heavy-bottom pan (For making rabri)
  • 1 Wide shallow pan (For frying bread)
  • 1 Fine mesh strainer (Optional, for smooth rabri)
  • 1 Sharp knife (To cut bread into pieces)
  • 1 Wooden spoon (For stirring milk)
  • 1 Wooden spoon (To drain fried bread)

Method
 

  1. Mix sugar and water in a saucepan to begin the syrup.
    A pan with saffron-infused milk and whole cardamom pods being simmered with a wooden spatula inside.
  2. Add cardamom pods and saffron strands to infuse the syrup.
    A pan of thickened milk (rabri) garnished with crushed nuts and cardamom, with a wooden spoon resting inside.
  3. Simmer milk slowly until reduced to half for thick rabri.
    Triangular bread slices being shallow fried in ghee in a pan until golden brown.
  4. Fry the bread pieces in ghee until golden and crispy.
    A plate of Shahi Tukda topped with chopped pistachios, almonds, and saffron strands, with thickened milk being poured over the fried bread pieces.
  5. Dip fried bread in syrup, top with rabri, and garnish.
    A serving of Shahi Tukda recipe in a clay bowl — fried bread slices soaked in thickened milk, garnished with nuts and saffron strands.

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 1.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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