Shahi Tukra (Bread Butter Pudding) Egg-less Recipe

The recipe is based on British Bread and Butter Pudding. The major ingredient avoided is the eggs

Ingredients

Milk Syrup

1. Milk : 4 Cups

2. Sugar: 1 cup

3. Ghee: 1 Tablespoon

4. Saffron: 4 strands

5. Ground Cardamom: ¼ teaspoon

Bread and Garnishing

1. Bread: 8 slices

I like to use Texas toast. It has nice thick slices

2. Ghee: ¼ Cup

3. Golden Raisins: 1 Tablespoon

4. Crushed Pistachios: 1 teaspoon

Method

Milk Syrup

1. Mix Milk, Sugar, Saffron, and 1 Tablespoon of Ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Cook to reduce half the volume about 2 cups. You will need to stir constantly to prevent scorching.

2. Stir in cardamom powder. Let it cool till it is at room temperature.

Bread and Garnishing

1. Heat a flat pan. Baste a cut up slice of bread with Ghee. Fry one slice at a time till both sides are crisp golden brown.

2. Stack the bread in a serving pan. Put a few raisins in between two adjoining bread slices.

3. Pour milk syrup over bread.

4. Sprinkle crushed pistachios over the the dish before service.