Modern Shahi Tukray
Ingredients
- 6 slices White Bread (edges removed, each slice cut in four triangles)
- 1 cup Oil
- 3 cups Milk
- Pinch Saffron Threads (toasted and ground)
- 6 Cardamom Pods (removed and seeds ground)
- 3 Eggs Beaten
- ½ cup Sugar or taste
- 1 tbsp. Pistachios Crushed
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350° F. Butter a square baking dish.
- Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry bread in batches, about 1-2 minutes each side until golden brown. Add extra oil as needed. Remove from heat.
- Arrange bread in layers in buttered baking dish.
- Place milk in saucepan and bring to boil. Lower heat. Add ground saffron and cardamom, and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Occasionally stir and remove any milk residue with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat.
- While the milk simmers on low heat, beat eggs and sugar with a whisk in a large bowl until well-mixed.
- Pour milk into the egg and sugar mixture, and beat again until well-mixed.
- Pour custard over bread, and bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
- Top with crushed pistachios.
