This Dilbahar Shahi Tukda recipe is a guilt-free and healthy one made with toasted bread and served with custard and chocolate sauce.
Shahi Tukda is a famous traditional sweet having its roots in Mughlai cuisine. It's a popular sweet dish especially in the month of Ramadan and on Id.
Traditionally, deep-fried bread pieces are soaked in milk and then topped with thickened milk and lots of nuts. A very rich dish in itself as per its name.
Such a common recipe, made in almost all the families then why am I posting it? This is because...no, no, no. I will not disclose it here. First, go through it and then let me know whether what I am saying, appeals to you or not.
My husband loves Shahi Tukda but both my sons do not have much liking for milk-based sweets. So, therefore thought of making it with a twist. Let's see what that twist is.
How This Recipe is Different?
With times we have made changes in our eating habits too and thus this healthy version of Shahi Tukda with a twist. Bread, when fried absorbs a lot of oil. Therefore, instead of deep-frying the bread, I have air-fried it. Thus, no excess oil in it.
Not only it is a healthy version but also altered to suit the taste buds of kids. Instead of regular nuts, rose essence, etc I have made it in chocolate flavour.
So, doesn't it sounds interesting? And lastly, I have cut it in heart shape making it more attractive to kids. You can use cookie cutters in various shapes and cut accordingly.
Thus, it varies in many ways from the regular Shahi Tukda:
- No Triangle Shape but attractive heart shape.
- Not Deep Fried but Air fried/Toasted.
- No Sugar Syrup but Jaggery Syrup.
- Neither Thickened Milk or Condensed Milk but custard sauce.
- No Dry fruits but colourful sprinkles.
So, how do you like the twist?
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Step By Step Recipe
- Cut bread in various shapes using a cookie cutter. I used heart shape.
- Brush clarified butter on both sides.
- Toast in the air fryer at 180 degrees for 5 minutes or till golden brown.
- Heat jaggery with water and boil it for 2 or 3 minutes till thickens slightly.
- Let it cool down slightly. Now, dip toasted bread hearts in this syrup and arrange on a platter.
- Make Custard sauce. Dissolve custard powder in 2 tbsp milk. Ensure that there are no lumps.
- Heat the rest of the milk with jaggery powder. When jaggery dissolves and milk is heated well, add the dissolved custard powder and vanilla essence.
- Cook the custard for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously, till it gets slightly thick.
- Pour this custard over the bread hearts.
- Drizzle chocolate sauce and sprinkle sugar sprinkles. To check the recipe for chocolate sauce, click here. You may use Strawberry sauce too.
- Serve with love.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q) I do not have an air fryer. Then how to make this recipe?
No worries! Then first toast the bread in a toaster and then cut it into desired shapes, heart or any other. You can even deep fry the bread pieces.
Q) What can I use instead of custard sauce?
You can use condensed milk or thickened milk (Rabri) instead of custard.
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Dilbahar Shahi Tukda Recipe With A Healthy Twist
Shahi Tukda, the famous Indian sweet, is made with a healthy twist and in different flavour to suit the taste buds of kids.
Bread
- 6 Piece Brown Bread
- 2 Tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
Jaggery Syrup
- 1/4 Cup Jaggery Powder
- 1/4 Cup Water
Custard
- 1 Cup Milk
- 2 Tbsp Custard Powder (Vanilla Flavoured)
- 2 Tbsp Jaggery Powder
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
Garnish
- 1/4 Cup Chocolate Sauce (Store bought or Homemade)
- 2 or 3 Tbsp Sugar Sprinkles
Toast The Bread
Cut bread in various shapes using cookie cutter. I used heart shape.
Brush clarified butter on both sides.
Toast in airfryer at 180 degrees for 5 minutes or till golden brown.
Make Jaggery Syrup
Heat jaggery with water and boil it for 2 or 3 minutes till thickens slightly.
Make Custard
Dissolve custard powder in 2 tbsp milk.
Heat rest of the milk with jaggery powder. When jaggery dissolves and milk is heated well, add the custard powder mix.
Cook the custard for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously, till it gets slightly thick.
Assembly
Let it cool down slightly. Now, dip toasted bread hearts in this syrup and arrange in the serving plate.
Spoon little more jaggery syrup on the toasted bread once laid in the serving plate.
Pour custard sauce over these bread hearts.
Drizzle chocolate sauce and sprinkle sugar sprinkles.
Chill in the refrigerator for an hour or two.
Serve with love, additional custard sauce and chocolate sauce optional.
- Instead of air frying, you can deep fry the bread hearts or toast them in OTG or Toaster.
- Leftover trimmings of bread can be used for making bread crumbs or bread upma.
Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.
Glad to hear that!Thanks for sharing your valuable feedback. Hoping that your friends will like it too.
Ah lovely! This is beautiful version of Shahi Tukda. I am definitely going to try making this one.
Thank you so much dear. Do share your feedback once you try it out.
Air-fried, jaggery, custard… now this is a shahi tukda with some cool and innovative twists. Loved your recipe, Samira. Will try it out one of these days!! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure dear. Thanks for finding it try worthy. Do share your feedback once you try it out.
I love shahi tukda and will surely try this healthier version.
Thank you so much. Pl share your feedback once you try it out.
Wow such yum recipe. And appreciate the time and effort in shaping and decorating the tukda’s. I can virtually taste it.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Btw, how was the taste? Hope you liked it😊
Oh my my, what a delicious recipe. I would love to have Shahi tukda.
The pics making me go crazy to have it right away.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, I will surely try this.
Hope it taste and looks atleast better.
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That’s really sweet of you dear. Yes, it does taste awesome. Pl share your feedback once you try it out.
Who does not like a piece of Shahi Tukda? But think of number of calories. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Exactly, the calories! That’s why this air fryer version is there. Thanks for liking the recipe.
I wait for your next recipe blog daily. 😍😍
That’s really nice of you. Thanks for being there consistently…
What a delicious recipe you have shared. Sweets are my weekness, especially Indian Sweets. Awaiting your next recipe.
Thank you so much for liking the recipe. Sweets are your weakness and you can easily have it as they are without refined sugar.