Cookbook:Hyderabadi Fried Bread with Syrup and Nuts (Double ka meetha)

| South Asian cuisines | Indian Cuisine

Double ka meetha is a popular dessert in Hyderabad, India.

Ingredients

 * 1 loaf bread
 * 1 litre milk
 * 250 grams khoa (concentrated milk solids)
 * 500 grams sugar
 * 100 grams almond s
 * 100 grams cashews
 * 100 grams pistachios
 * 100 grams raisins
 * 250 grams ghee
 * 10 grams cardamom
 * 500 ml water

Procedure

 * 1) Trim the edges of the bread slices and cut each slice into four.
 * 2) Fry them in ghee till golden brown.
 * 3) Make a sugar syrup by adding half a litre of water to the sugar. Add the milk to the sugar syrup. Boil until the syrup starts thickening.
 * 4) Grind the cardamom seeds to a powder.
 * 5) Add the powdered cardamom seeds and khoa to the thickened milk. Stir the mixture well.
 * 6) Arrange the fried bread pieces on a flat tray. Pour the syrup over the bread pieces while they are still hot. Garnish with the raisins and nuts.
 * 7) Refrigerate and serve.