indian bread pudding (double ka meeta)

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 slices bread, crusts removed and bread cut into triangles diagonally
• 1 cup vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup chopped cashews

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• place bread triangles a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven until lightly browned and dry, about 5 minutes per side.
• heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. fry bread triangles, working in batches, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. remove bread with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• whisk sugar, water, and cardamom together in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until syrup has reduced slightly, 10 to 15 minutes. dip bread triangles into syrup until fully soaked and transfer to a plate.
• simmer milk in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. transfer soaked bread triangles to the simmering milk; cook over low heat until the milk is absorbed into the bread and the fat separates, 10 to 15 minutes. stir in raisins. garnish with almonds and cashews.