Double ka meeta - Bread Pudding

MARCH 8 2010
WISHING A VERY HAPPY WOMAN'S DAY TO YOU
May your happiness, spirit and success be with you always

I would like to celebrate this day with a very popular hyderabadi sweet dish Double ka meeta. This is one of my family's favorite dish. It is prepared using white bread ( called as double roti, hence the name), milk and sugar syrup.

Ingredients:

White bread slices-10

Sugar - 2 cups

Water - 2 cups

Cardamon powder - 1/4 tsp

Dry fruits - Cashews, Almonds, Raisins, Pistachios

Saffron - 3-4 strands

Milk - 5 cups

Oil / ghee - to deep fry

Method:

If possible air dry the bread pieces before day to remove the moisture from the bread. This way bread slices will not absorb too much oil.

Cut the sides of the bread and then cut in to triangles. Deep fry these slices in the oil/ghee until light brown colour. Keep aside. In the same oil, fry the dry fruits and keep aside.

Boil the milk in a saucepan until it reduces to half its original amount.

In a pan add sugar and water and let boil until the syrup is slightly thick. Add cardamom powder, and saffron strands. Remove from the stove. (Amount of sugar varies according to your taste).

Dip the bread pieces in the sugar syrup and arrange in a flat dish. Then pour the reduced milk on top of the bread slices to soak and sprinkle the dry fruits and little cardamom powder.

Yummy double ka meeta is ready. Enjoy.

* you can use Half milk and half condensed milk if you wish.