Shahi Tukra

{{short description|Mughlai cuisine bread pudding}}

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| region = South Asia Mughal Empire

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Shahi Tukra is type of bread pudding which originated in South Asia during the Mughal era in the 1600s.{{cite news |title=Shahi Tukda: The Mughlai Bread Pudding We Can't Get Enough of |url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/shahi-tukda-the-mughlai-bread-pudding-we-cant-get-enough-of-1776204 |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=NDTV Food |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-02 |title=Eid desserts to satiate your sweet tooth |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/recipe/eid-desserts-to-satiate-your-sweet-tooth-101651501823894.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} The literal translation of Shahi Tukra is royal piece or bite. Shahi tukre originated in the Mughal Empire when Indian chefs made this dish to present to royal Mughal courts.{{Cite web |title=Origins of shahi tukre |date=14 June 2018 |url=https://www.internationalcuisine.com/shahi-tukra/}} The white bread is fried in oil/ghee after which milk and sugar is added.{{Cite web |last=richa |title=Ramzan special: 10 delicacies for iftar you should know |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/lifestyle/ramzan-special-10-delicacies-for-iftar-you-should-know-ycb-r9virj |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Delectable desserts you must try in Agra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/eating-out/delectable-desserts-you-must-try-in-agra/photostory/83134710.cms |access-date=2022-05-28 |newspaper=The Times of India}} The dish is flavored using saffron, cloves, and cardamom.{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Nik |date=2019-10-11 |title=Recipe: Shahi tukda elevates a simple bread pudding with cardamom and saffron |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/cooking/article/Recipe-Shahi-tukda-elevates-a-simple-bread-14515201.php |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-13 |title=Tamal Ray's Indian bread pudding recipe {{!}} The Sweet Spot |url=http://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/nov/13/tamal-ray-indian-bread-pudding-recipe-shahi-tukra |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} It is akin to the Egyptian dessert Om Ali.