Name: Shahi tukda
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 slices bread; 2 to 3 tablespoons ghee ( or ¾ cup ghee (for deep frying)); ⅓ cup sugar; ½ cup water; ½ teaspoon cardamom powder; ½ teaspoon rose water; 3½ cups milk ((or use condensed milk)); 4 tablespoons sugar ((for making the Rabri)); 1 Pinch saffron ((or kesar)); 20 Almonds ((soaked for 4 hrs, optional, refer notes)); ¼ cup pistas (or mixed nuts); 3 tablespoons khoya or mawa ((optional))