Double Ka Meetha

Name: Double Ka Meetha
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Hyderabadi
Ingredients: 8 slice white bread (crusts removed); 200 ml ghee (for frying); 1 l whole milk; 120 g sugar; 4 whole green cardamom pods (crushed); 1 pinch saffron strands; 20 g cashew nuts (sliced, for garnish); 20 g pistachios (sliced, for garnish); 10 g raisins (for garnish)

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Fried bread slices soaked in sweetened, cardamom-scented reduced milk and topped with nuts, a rich Hyderabadi dessert traditionally served at weddings and on Eid.

Servings6 SERVINGS

Ingredients

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Method

Fry the bread

Fry the bread slices in hot ghee until golden brown and crisp on both sides, then drain on paper.

Fry on medium heat so the bread crisps through before it browns too dark on the outside.

5 min

Reduce the milk

Simmer the milk with the sugar and crushed cardamom pods, stirring occasionally, until it reduces and thickens noticeably.

Stir from the bottom every few minutes so the milk doesn't scorch or form a thick skin.

25 min

Add saffron

Stir the saffron strands into the reduced milk and let it steep.

2 min

Arrange the bread

Lay the fried bread slices in a serving dish, slightly overlapping.

Soak in the milk

Pour the hot sweetened milk evenly over the fried bread and let it soak in fully.

The bread should soften but still hold its shape, not turn to mush — pour the milk gradually rather than all at once.

10 min

Garnish and serve

Scatter over the sliced cashews, pistachios and raisins, and serve warm or chilled.

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Double Ka Meetha

6 steps · 4 timers · 6 servings