Eggless Bread Pudding/ Caramel Bread Pudding

            

Hello Peeps.... I hope you all are doing well this holiday season. What are your plans during this last week of the decade? Here, in Kolkata, the temperature is below average and that's the reason we're sitting at home and sipping piping hot soups and binging some of our favorite web series. That's how we like to spend our quality time when we're at home.

Christmas is just a few days away. If you're still planning on some holiday special desserts you can click here (click). I have some very delectable recipes available on the blog. Do try them and share how do you like it. 

In Kolkata, all the shops are filled with mini Christmas trees and Christmas decor items. You can see the bakery shops are filled with Christmas special cakes. Even the street side shops are selling different varieties of cakes. During this time of the year, everybody is joyful, delighted and full of life. When everything is happy and merry all around how can food be aloof from these festivities. Everything is looking festive and charismatic. 

This blog post is a little different as I'm sharing a recipe that is very close to my heart. Today I'm sharing the recipe of Eggless Bread Pudding. I still remember my mom use to make this Pudding around this of the year and we use to gulp it down immediately. I have already posted a variation of this recipe (here). 

So, let's begin with the recipe:

Shahi Tukda/ Bread Pudding

We all know Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner. It's an Indian festival which celebrates the loving relationship between every brother-sister. This festival has many historical stories related to it; Rajput queens used to send raksha (safety) threads to the neighbouring rulers with a promise to protect her in each and every circumstances.

Rakhi is a sacred thread tied on the wrist of brothers by their sisters which is embellished with love and affection. It is observed on Rakhi Poornima (full moon day) in the month of Shravana. This thread is considered very strong as it binds the inseparable love between a brother and a sister. 

This year I decided to make Shahi Tukda for my family to celebrate this festival. It's a royal treat for you and your family anytime. It's origin can be found in the Mughal era. Mughlai dishes are bit on the laborious side but this dish is very easy to make and you can do the preparations earlier and assemble it when you want to serve. 

I'm a big foodie for sure and I love to have something sweet after I finish my lunch but at the same time I'm calorie conscious too. So, I love to make such kind of rich desserts on special occasions and gobble it down. I have just toasted the bread slices in little bit of butter but if you want you can deep fry them in butter or ghee (clarified butter).

So, make this dessert this Raksha Bandhan and enjoy it with your family.