Double Ka Meeta / Bread Sweet

My mom used to make this bread sweet during special occasions. She used add condensed milk so that it will be more tasty. I have used evaporated milk and sugar so that it wont be too heavy. It is simple to make and my husband enjoyed it.

Time of Preparation : 45 minutes
No of Servings : 30

Ingredients:

• Bread – 15 Slices
• Ghee – 1/4 cup
• Sugar – 1 cup and 2 tbsp
• Water – 1 cup
• Evaporated Milk – 1 can
• Milk – 1 cup
• Saffron – a pinch
• Cardamom powder – a pinch
• Dry fruits and nuts – 3 tbsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Dry the bread slices for 2 hours.
2. For Sugar Syrup, mix water and sugar and heat it in medium flame. When it starts to boil add the saffron and cardamom powder and remove from the heat.
3. Mix the evaporated milk and the cup of milk and boil until 3/4th of the milk is reduced.
4. Roast the nuts in a tbsp of ghee.
5. In the meantime toast the bread slices with ghee until golden brown.
6. Dip the toasted bread slices in the sugar syrup for few seconds and keep it in a wide tray.
7. Pour the milk on the top of the bread slices.
8. Garnish with the roasted nuts and refrigerate them.

Note:

• You can also deep fry the bread in ghee and leave a extra minute in sugar syrup.
• You can serve this dessert when it is warm too.