Telangana Double Ka Meetha Bread Pudding Hyderabadi Saffron

Ingredients

• 8 thick slices white bread — cut into triangles
• Oil or ghee for deep frying
• For syrup:
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• A generous pinch of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp warm water
• For rabri topping:
• 500ml full-fat milk — reduced to 150ml
• 3 tbsp sugar
• For garnish: 2 tbsp pistachios sliced, 2 tbsp almonds sliced, silver leaf (optional)

Method

1. Make rabri: boil milk in a heavy pan. Cook on medium stirring every 5 minutes for 25 to 30 minutes until reduced to 1/3 volume.
2. Add sugar. Cook 3 more minutes. Cool.
3. Make syrup: dissolve sugar in water. Boil 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
4. Add cardamom and saffron water. Keep warm.
5. Deep fry bread triangles on medium in oil or ghee until deep golden on both sides — 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
6. While still hot, dip each fried bread triangle in the warm sugar syrup for 30 to 45 seconds. Arrange in a serving dish.
7. Pour remaining syrup over the bread. Let absorb 5 minutes.
8. Spread the rabri over the top.
9. Garnish with sliced pistachios, almonds and silver leaf.