Double Ka Meetha/ Bread Pudding

Prep and Cooking Time: 25-30mins

Serves: 5-6 persons

Ingredients

Bread- 10 slices

Milk- 2cups

Sugar- 1 cup

Water- 3 cups

Saffron- 1 pinch, dissolved in 1 tbsp water

Cardamom/ Elaichi- 2, crushed

Pistachios- 2-3, lightly toasted and finely chopped

Almonds/Badam- 2- 3, lightly toasted and finely chopped

Cashew nuts/Kaju-2-3, lightly toasted and finely chopped

Cooking Oil- 1-2 cups for frying the bread slices

Method

• Cut each bread slice into 4 parts, heat oil in a pan and deep fry until light golden brown.
• Take water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to boil and keep stirring occasionally, cook for 10mins on a medium flame to make the syrup, keep stirring occasionally.
• Add crushed cardamom and saffron to this sugar syrup and cook for 2mins.
• Heat milk in a pan on medium heat for about 8-10mins until it thickens and becomes creamy.
• Pour the sugar syrup and milk over the fried bread.
• Garnish the bread slices with pistachios, almonds and cashew nuts and Refrigerate for few hours before serving
• Double Ka Meetha can be served cold/hot.