Shahi Tukre

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Shahi tukre is a very popular North Indian-Pakistani bread pudding which is a traditional sweet dish.The word 'Shahi' denotes that this dish is a part of Mughlai cuisine.Due to the influence of Mughals in Hyderabad,this dessert became so popular there .Eventually,Shahi Tukre became 'Double ka Meetha' in Hyderabad.'Double' here denotes Double baked bread and 'meetha' means sweet. Food Historians attribute the birth of bread pudding to frugal cooks who do not want to waste stale bread.Interestingly,bread pudding finds its way in many different cuisines.The Egyptian bread pudding which is similar to 'Shahi tukre' is called Om Ali.
This pudding is so sumptuous and is usually topped with a edible silver foil called 'varq' .
This royal dessert is easy to make and tastes divine.



You will need:

8 slices of bread
500 ml milk
75 gms Sugar
4 tbsp ghee
few strands of saffron
1 tbsp Cardamom powder
Raisins,Almonds,Pistachios and Cashews roasted in ghee



Remove the brown edges of the bread and half them diagonally.Toast them with ghee.It must get evenly brown and crisp.The original recipe calls for deep -frying in ghee.



Arrange the slices in a serving dish.

Boil the milk with sugar,cardamom powder and saffron.



Pour the milk over the fried bread slices.Garnish with roasted nuts and raisins.
Can be served chilled or hot.

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Recipe by
http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/food/pakistani_food-recipes.htm

Chamman Ice Cream

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Habshi Halwa

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Recipie by www.khanapakana.com

Habshi halwa recipes..

Ingredients:-

Milk 3 Ltrs
Khoya 250 gm
Sprouted Wheat 125 gm
Sugar 1/2 Kg
Ghee 1/2 Kg
Saffron 1/4 tsp
Kewra 1/4 tsp
small cardimon 4-5

Method:-


Mix wheat in milk well & cook on low heat, constantly stirring.

When milk is reduced to half, gradually put khoya, keep stirring, otherwise lumps may form.

A smooth mixture will be formed.

Add sugar & cook.

When it is thick again, add ghee & cook.

After 20-25 minutes, it will not stick to the pan & it will leave the sides.

At this stage sprinkle kewra, saffron mixed in little water, ground cardimon. Mix & take out & spread it in a dish evenly & cut into the desired shapes like diamond or square pieces.

Garnish with pistachios & almonds.




2nd recipe


Habshi Halwa

INGREDIENTS
250 gm samnak (wheat extract)
5 litres milk
500 gm khoya
1 kg sugar
1 kg ghee
1 tsp saffron
1 tsp kewra jal
1 blade mace
1 pinch nutmeg
10 green cardamoms

METHOD

In a kadhai, mix the wheat extract and milk and cook on a slow fire, stirring constantly. This process is important to obtain the right consistency. When the milk is reduced to half, add mashed khoya, stirring constantly to blend to a smooth mixture. Then add dissolved saffron in kewra jal and sugar. Keep stirring.

When the sugar is incorporated into the mixture and it becomes thick and difficult to stir, add ghee from the sides and stir well for about 20-30 minutes. When the halwa no longer sticks to the kadhai and becomes a cohesive mass, turn it out in a greased tray or thali. Finely grind the mace nutmeg and cardamom. Sieve and sprinkle on the halwa. Then mark out diamond shaped pieces and serve when set. This can be stored for even a month in a cool place.

Samnak: Take germinated wheat made from 1 kg wheat. Wash and grind the germinated wheat using some water. Then pass through muslin cloth to obtain the extract.