By Garima Johar
November 11, 2026
Shahi tukda is a royal dessert originating from the Mughal Era. Crispy bread slices are either soaked in thickened milk or served with rabri. To make shahi tukda yourself, follow this step-by-step guide.
4 bread slices 1 litre milk 1 cup sugar 1 cup water Oil for frying 3-4 cardamoms 1/2 teaspoon rose water Chopped nuts Saffron for garnishing
Take the bread slices and cut them into equal squares.
Deep-fry or air-fry the bread pieces until golden brown and crunchy, then set them aside.
Simmer milk, sugar, cardamom, and rose water to make rabri.
Coat the fried bread pieces with sugar syrup. Add the coated bread to the rabri.
Garnish with chopped nuts and saffron, and serve.