Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Shahi Tukray Recipe
Ingredients:
6 slices of White Bread (or any bread of your choice.)
Pistachios (Pistay) (preferred amount)
Almonds (Baadaam) (preferred amount)
Seeds from 5 Cardamom Pods (Choti Ilaichi)
Khoya or Ricotta Cheese (preferred amount)
5 tbsp. Sugar
A dash of Yellow Food Color
Rose Water Essence (Kevera)
4 tbsp. Cooking Oil
1 liter of Whole Milk
Directions:
Heat oil in a frying pan and when oil is well hot, fry the slices of white bread until it is lightly brown on both sides. Remove and set aside.
Heat milk in a saucepan until it comes to a boil. Add cardamom seeds, sugar and yellow color into milk and cook until milk thickens well. Add rose water essence, mix and remove from heat.
Arrange the fried bread slices in a deep pan or deep tray. Pour milk mixture over the bread slices. Garnish with khoya or ricotta cheese, pistachios and almonds and serve.
Degree Of Difficulty: Medium Recipe Category: Breakfast, Cheese, Bread, and Dessert Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
