Shahi Toast
Updated May 14, 2024
- Total Time
- 25 minutes, plus overnight chilling
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 20 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Ingredients
Yield:4 servings
- 2cups heavy cream
- 6tablespoons sugar
- 1teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½teaspoon coarse kosher salt or fine salt
- 2tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5slices white bread, crusts removed, each slice cut into 4 squares
- 2tablespoons roughly chopped pistachios, for garnish
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
650 calories; 52 grams fat; 31 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 14 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 41 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 25 grams sugars; 8 grams protein; 431 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Coat the bottom of a medium pot or a small Dutch oven with 2 tablespoons water and then add the cream. The water will prevent the cream from sticking when it’s heated up. Cook over medium heat, stirring regularly, until the cream is warmed through, 4 to 6 minutes.
- Step 2
Turn off the heat and stir in the sugar, cardamom and salt until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
- Step 3
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, turn the heat down to medium-low, add the bread, and cook until the bottom is golden brown, 3 to 6 minutes. Flip using tongs and cook until the other side is also golden brown, 2 to 6 minutes more.
- Step 4
Arrange the pieces of bread in a single layer, like a patchwork quilt, in a 9-inch square baking dish. Give the cardamom cream a stir to fully incorporate the sugar and cardamom, then pour it over the bread, making sure each piece of bread is fully soaked with the cream mixture to achieve the ideal creamy-crunchy texture.
- Step 5
Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for up to 12 hours. Garnish with the pistachios and serve cold.
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janisani
surprisingly wonderful! like nothing I've ever had before. a guilty pleasure I might never share! I added a little rose water...
Mel
Agree with belowove the favor but my bread too thin. Thank you will definitely try again maybe even over cake?
Ginny Deerin
I used regular white bread. Next time I will try to find bread that is thicker. The dis was delicious but to flat.
Doriander
How to veganize this??
Kumar
Why remove crust from bread slices? This preparation is called double-ka-meetha (bread dessert) in south Indian city of Hyderabad. It is very popular. Some make it with crust and it tastes good.
D
What kind of white bread? Like from a supermarket?
Smh
I have made this by reducing regular milk or using evaporated milk. That makes the dish lighter on the digestion.
Prof
This dish is also known as Shahi Tukda - literally Royal Bite!
Maria
It all sounds so good until I think about two cups of cream for four servings ... am I the only one who thinks this sounds like a lot?
martin
I thought the same thing. Two cups usually makes a cake that serves a dozen. Maybe number of servings is underestimated?
martin
There are 20 squares in the pan, and four squares are served on the plate next to it, giving five suggested servings from the recipe. one can of course choose to eat only one square. the recipe accompanies an article by the daugther. It's her favorite dessert, and she looks in good health. my own youngest daughter also eats many pieces of my Swedish cakes.
Toshi
What cardamom? Green? Black? Madagascar? The recipe doesn't specify. "Ground cardamom" could be any of those.
Prof
For desserts it’s is usually Green Cardamom!
d. ghosh
green cardamom is the one used for Indian desserts
Teju
Cardamom usually refers to green cardamom. If one of the others, then it's specified.
justine
the picture looks like one layer and the recipe says one layer.
Janet
Has anyone tried toasting the bread on a sheet pan? I'd brush the bread with the melted butter, then cut it into squares before putting it into the oven to brown.
DianaK
Are the bread squares stacked? How many layers?
Pamela
In the picture it's just one layer (5 slices bread cut into 4 pieces each = 20 squares)
Christine Z
"Arrange the pieces of bread in a single layer"
Pearl
The 20 bread squares (the 5 slices cut in four) fit in one layer in the 9" square pan as shown in the picture.
DianaK
Are the bread squares layered? If so, how many layers?
beate
The instructions say "arrange the pieces of bread in a single layer"
Susan
Should the pistachios be salted?
Addie
Salt would be a nice counterpoint to the sweetness.
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