Double Ka Meetha can be loosely translated to Indian bread pudding. It is made with fried bread slices and soaked in a creamy, rich milk mixture and topped with nuts.
This Indian bread pudding recipe is a very popular dessert in Hyderabad cuisine. It shares its roots with Shahi Tukda, which is a popular dessert in the Awadhi cuisine.
Double Ka Meetha can be loosely referred to as the Indian bread Pudding, as it is made with bread and a condensed milk component. Bread is called Double Roti and hence the name Double Ka Meetha, meaning sweet made with bread formed.
I had seen several people talk about this Indian bread pudding, but just the thought of deep-fried bread kept me away from making it. When looking for recipes to make with the letter D, this was the first thing that popped into my mind.
It is a very simple recipe, and all the components can be made ahead of time and kept ready until ready to assemble. The Rabri or the condensed milk part takes a while to prepare.
I took the shortcut and made it using evaporated milk and condensed milk. This way, it was ready in under 20 minutes. The rest of the procedure is very simple and quick to make.
What kind of bread to use?
The bread slices are deep-fried in ghee until crispy and golden brown. I did not deep fry them, but pan-fried them in a liberal amount of ghee. Do not use fresh bread when making Double Ka Meetha, as it tends to absorb too much ghee and also not crisp up quite as well.
Use at least a day-old bread to make this. I used about 5 slices of bread, which yielded 10 pieces of Indian bread pudding. The Rabri was left out a bit, but it was no problem. The kids were happy to finish that part by themselves.
Our state is having a school strike, and the boys have been home all this week. Not sure when they will be going back to school yet. This is working in my favor as well as against me. In favor, because I have someone to taste test all the recipes I am cooking new.
Against, because I am not finding that 'Me' time to sit down and write. I am not an early-morning person, so I have been staying up late to finish writing and commenting.
Ingredients to make Double Ka Meetha - serves 4
- Bread slices - 5 (Day-old bread works well)
- Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Evaporated milk - 1 can (12 oz)
- Condensed milk - ½ Can (7 oz)
- Saffron - a few threads
- Cardamom - 5 (pods removed and powdered)
- Sugar - ½ cup
- Water - ½ cup
- Mixed nuts - 2 tablespoon (I used almonds, cashews, and pistachios)
Procedure to make Double Ka Meetha -
Making Double Ka Meetha involves 4 parts that are all cooked separately and then assembled. There is a bread part, a sugar syrup part, a nut part, and the milk part (rabri).
Making the Rabri
- I took the easy out on making the rabri. Traditionally it is made by simmering milk until it is nice and thick. I made it out of evaporated milk and condensed milk and it just took me 20 minutes to get the right consistency.
- In a heavy-bottomed pan, combine the evaporated milk and condensed milk. Mix it well and bring it to a gentle boil. Keep cooking until it is creamy.
- Add the crushed cardamom and the saffron threads and continue to cook until it reaches a thick and creamy consistency.
- I like my rabri a little bit on the thinner side as I feel it soaks up well that way. Let the rabri cool down to room temperature. We could even make it ahead of time and keep it chilled until ready to assemble.
Making the Sugar Syrup
- Combine the sugar and the water in a pan and bring them to a boil.
- Boil the sugar syrup for a couple of minutes until it is sticky. There is no thread consistency for the sugar. We want it sticky. If the syrup boils too much and becomes thick, the bread slices will not soak up the sugar. So just let it boil for a couple of minutes and come to a sticky consistency. Please turn off the flame and let it cool down to room temperature.
Making the Bread
- Older bread works better for this. Fresh bread tends to absorb too much ghee when frying, and also does not become as crisp as older bread.
- Traditionally, the bread is deep-fried in ghee, but I will not be doing that. I have pan-fried the bread by applying a liberal amount of ghee to it. The ghee is important to get that flavor and texture.
- Using a sharp knife, remove the crusts from the bread. Slice each slice diagonally into 2. Pan-fry the triangles using adequate ghee on both sides. The bread has to be fried until golden brown and crispy. Don't cook the bread at high heat, as it will not become crispy.
- Repeat this with all the slices and keep them ready.
Preparing the nuts
- Chop all the nuts into fine pieces. I used cashews, almonds, and pistachios for my nut layer.
- Heat about a teaspoon of ghee and fry the chopped nuts until golden brown and aromatic. Remove it and keep it aside until ready to assemble.
Assembling Double Ka Meetha
- Double ka Meetha can be served either warm or cool. I have tried both and they both taste unique in their own ways. If serving warm, prepare all the components and let it just cool down to warm, especially the rabri.
- When ready to serve, dip the fried bread slices in the sugar syrup, flipping them to coat both sides.
- Place it on a serving plate and then drizzle the rabri over it.
- Sprinkle the fried nuts over the prepared bread and enjoy.
Expert Advice and FAQs
- Day-old bread works very well for this recipe.
- Traditionally, the bread slices are deep-fried in ghee / clarified butter, but I have pan-fried them to make them a little healthier.
- Boil the sugar syrup just until it is sticky.
- The dessert can be served warm or cold. If serving warm or at room temperature, assemble when all the ingredients are just warm or at room temperature.
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Recipe
Double Ka Meetha | Indian Bread Pudding
Equipment
- Heavy bottom pan
- shallow pan to fry bread
Ingredients
- 5 Bread slices Day old bread works well
- 4 tablespoon Ghee
- 12 oz Evaporated milk 12 oz / 1 can
- 7 oz Condensed milk 7 oz / ½ can
- 10 threads Saffron
- 5 Cardamom pods removed and powdered
- ½ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Water
- 2 tablespoon Mixed nuts I used almonds, cashews and pistachios
Instructions
- Making Double Ka Meetha involves 4 parts that is all cooked separately and then assembled together. There is a bread part, a sugar syrup part, a nut part and the milk part (rabri).
Making the Rabri -
- I took the easy out making the rabri. Traditionally it is made by simmering milk until it is nice and thick. I made it out of evaporated milk and condensed milk and it just took me 20 minutes to get the right consistency.
- In a heavy bottom pan, combine the evaporated milk and condensed milk. Mix it well and bring it to a gentle boil. Keep cooking until is creamy.
- Add the crushed cardamom and the saffron threads and continue to cook until it reaches a thick and creamy consistency.
- I like my rabri a little bit on the thinner side as I feel it soaks up well that way.
- Let the rabri cool down to room temperature. We could even make it ahead of time and keep it chilled until ready to assemble.
Making the Sugar Syrup -
- Combine the sugar and the water in a pan and bring it to a boil.
- Boil the sugar syrup for couple of minutes until it is sticky. There is no thread consistency for the sugar. We just want it sticky. If the syrup boil too much and becomes thick, the bread slices would not soak up the sugar. So just let it boil for couple of minutes and come to a sticky consistency. Turn off the flame and let it cool down to room temperature.
Making the Bread -
- Older bread works better for this. Fresh bread tends to absorb too much ghee when frying and also does not become as crisp as older breads so.
- Traditionally the breads are deep fried in ghee, but I am not going to be doing that. I have pan fried the breads by applying liberal amount of ghee on them. The ghee is important to get that flavor and the texture.
- Using a sharp knife, remove the crusts off the bread. Slice each slice diagonally into 2. Pan fry the triangles using adequate ghee on both the sides. The bread has to fried until golden brown and crispy. Don't cook the bread in very high heat as it will not become crispy.
- Repeat this with all the slices and keep it ready.
Preparing the nuts -
- Chop all the nuts into fine pieces. I used cashews, almonds and pistachios for my nuts layer.
- Heat about a teaspoon of ghee and fry the chopped nuts until golden brown and aromatic. Remove it and keep it aside until ready to assemble.
Assembling Double Ka Meetha. -
- Double ka Meetha can be served either warm or cool. I have tried both and they both tastes unique in their own ways. If serving warm, prepare all the components and let it just cool down to warm, especially the rabri.
- When ready to serve, dip the fried bread slices in the sugar syrup flipping it to coat both the sides.
- Place it on a serving plate and then drizzle the rabri over it.
- Sprinkle the fried nuts over the prepared bread and enjoy.
Notes
- Day old bread works very well for this recipe.
- Traditionally, the bread slices are deep fried in ghee / clarified butter, but I have pan fried them to make it a little healthier.
- Boil the sugar syrup just until it is sticky.
- The dessert can be served warm or cold. If serving warm or at room temperature, assemble when all the ingredients are just warm or at room temperature.
April says
Aromatic french toast! Well, almost french toast only because you didn't use eggs. This recipes sounds amazing! I will need to run to my local international market to pick up ghee! I can't wait to try it!
Heather says
What a beautiful cross between french toast and bread pudding .. the recipe is easy and sounds decadent and amazing! I love the combination of ingredients and the pictures are mouth-watering!!!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
This reminds me of sophisticated French toast with extra spices. What a wonderful dessert -- sorta like a bread pudding! It has elements of other countries but unique in its ingredients. Such a great recipe -- I love trying different cuisines.
Mimi says
This dessert definitely look delicious. I would love to try it. Does it go well with ice cream,as I have small kids and I know they would want to try it.
Veena Azmanov says
What an AMAZING idea! I like. Very interesting combination of ingredients. I LOVE how easy and delicious this is! I definitely want to try it. Thank you for sharing this great recipe! YUM!
Kylee says
Yum! I'd eat that for breakfast, lunch, dinner AND dessert! Love the use of condensed milk.
Claudia Lamascolo says
I had deep fried bread just once and it was marvelous never thought to try this until this delightful looking post!
Mayuri Patel says
A wonderful tempting and rich dessert. I tasted it for the first time a few years ago at a wedding I attended in Bangladesh. It was so delicious.
Priya Srinivasan says
Hope the school problem is solved now sandhya, I know what it is, not to have me time, i would go crAzy!!😳that is one sinful dessert sandhya! We love bread based desserts! Perfect dessert for parties !!
sapana says
It is the same with me, girls at home withEaster break and it is so tough to sit on lappy. I love double ka meetha and can have it anytime after or before meals. Such a rich and delicious dessert recipe.
Srivalli says
Oh that sweet looks amazing Sandhya..what a delicious one to enjoy!..having the kids at home is such a tough task as in to find them enough things to keep them engaged!..Its always such a tricky thing right, when they are at school, I feel it will be good to have them home and vice versa!..My boys just started the next academic year and we were so happy..:)
Kalyani says
A great idea to pan fry this ! And the entire set up is so festive ..
btw I do hope that the school situation comes back to normal
At ur end .. it must be hard to get a breakthrough at this stage ..
Priya Suresh says
Love the way you fried those bread slices, amazing idea of pan frying, and sure this double ka meetha will definitely tickle anyone tastebuds quickly than you can imagine.
sharmila kingsly says
double ka meetha is so irresistible all the milk components along with bread gives an amazing taste!!
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
I hope my previous comment came in. Such a lip-smacking delicious dessert Sandhya. Great that you pan fried.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
Lipsmacking dessert. Love how you pan fried instead of deep frying. Tell me about the "Me" time. Sighhh
Padmajha PJ says
Such a droolworthy dish Sandhya! I too prefer pan frying the bread but I am sure the deep fried version is all the more tastier!!
Sandhiya ThirumalaiKumar says
Same here sandhya, deep fried bread keep away from making this, i'm yet to try this !!! Double ka meetha looks too good and really tempting !!!
harini says
Love it anytime, Sandhya. I usually put the buttered bread in toaster and then slice it 🙂
Hope the boys get back to school soon and the teacher's issues be resolved.
Pavani says
That is one of the most rich and decadent Hyderabadi desserts. I absolutely love it. Your whole set up looks very inviting.
Hope the kids go back to school soon enough. I know it’s a very serious matter to discuss but closing the schools affect the kids even more.
Gayathri Kumar says
This is such an wonderful dessert to enjoy. Even I didn't deep fry the bread slices but shallow fried them when I made this dish. Your version of rabdi with evaporated milk is a good idea for some fast cooking.
Vaishali Sabnani says
That is a wonderful, royal and rich dessert .Perfectly made and presented too. The dessert is a treat by itself and how nice your both boys can enjoy the dessert right away .
Manjula Bharath says
oh sandhya I so get you, here am too facing the same lil one is on spring break I couldn't even sit and write my post properly. I will include myself in your night owl club 😀 Double ka meetha looks so addictive, The bread fried in ghee and topped with that luscious rabri is so sinful !! It is Midnite here am craving for some sweet after seeing this.. Perfect recipe choice for D ..