Shahi Tukda

It was just one of those days when you want to have some simple dessert and easy to fix. Well I was thinking of something that I had not made in a long long time. It was a bit too much with calories and fat, but hey you can splurge once in a while. So I made this Hyderabadi(since I come from Hyderabad) dish made out of bread, well don't confuse this with double ka meetha, which is also made out of bread, but Double ka meetha is soaked in sugar syrup and is baked afterwards to give a distinct flavor. Someday I'll also post Double ka meetha so you will know the difference. I don't want to confuse you guys, so right now just enjoy the Shahi Tukda, and I don't know how it came up with this name, maybe because its so rich that in those days only the kings or rich moghuls could afford to eat this.

Ingredients:

Wheat bread or white bread - 6 slices, cut the edges and cut into triangles
Whole Milk - 6 cups
Sweetened condensed milk - 1 can
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Ghee(Clarified butter) - 2 tbsp
Pistachios - 2 tbsp, thinly sliced

Method:
In a wide thick bottomed pan boil milk, stirring continuously till it gets to about 4 cups, add condensed milk and boil another 10 min, add cardamom powder and let it sit. While the milk is boiling, in a non-stick pan heat ghee and when the ghee is hot enough, don't let it smoke, shallow fry the bread pieces, drain in the pan while taking them out, these bread pieces should be golden but not deep brown. Arrange the bread slices in a serving tray and when you are ready to serve pour over the milk and garnish with pistachios. Enjoy!