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Double Ka Meetha Recipe, Hyderabadi bread ka meetha

LAST UPDATED: Dec 19, 2021 . PUBLISHED: Nov 16, 2020 by Asiya . 1 Comment

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Double Ka Meetha Recipe, a sweet or dessert or meetha is an authentic Hyderabadi cuisine which is made of bread pieces. It is made by frying bread pieces, making them crispy, and soaking them in sugar syrup.

There are many desserts to be tried from the blog are gajar ka halwa with milkmaid etc. This is one of the most common desserts or meetha which is usually found in many occasions like south indian weddings and festivals.

double ka meetha in a bowl with garnished dry fruits
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About the recipe

Double Ka Meetha is basically a Hyderabadi version of Shahi Tukda. Double Ka Meetha tastes even more better if garnished with khoya and cashewnuts or any dry fruits which are available at home such as pistachios/pista and almonds/badam.

double ka meetha in a bowl with garnished dry fruits

Double Ka Meetha is very soft in texture and the bread melts in your mouth while eating this meetha. The meetha recipe is made in different shapes but I usually prepare it in the form of square.

It is basically a bread sweet in sugar syrup to put in simpler words but there are some tips that need to be followed to get the dessert right.

            Shahi Tukda is another version of this bread sweet which is usually made in triangle shape and the method of making it is slightly different.

                                  Hyderabad is not only famous for Biryani but is also famous for yummy desserts and irani chai too. The meetha is usually eaten after the meals and traditionally in Hyderabad people prefer to eat any sweet or a dessert at the end of the meals.

                The bread meetha recipe is a famous dish across India as well but is commonly known as 'Shahi Tukda' in Northern India. The dish is mainly prepared during Ramadan or during Eid.

It is usually served in Hyderabadi weddings and it tastes very juicy, sweet and the dry fruits as a topping enhance the bread sweet. The dish gets more tastier by adding ghee over the top but is entirely optional.

double ka meetha in a bowl with garnished dry fruits

How to make this bread ka meetha?

                This bread meetha recipe is very rich as it contains milk, saffron, cardamoms, khoya, cashewnuts etc... The meetha tastes well when hot and also when it is cool.

The bread slices can be any bread slices such as a bakery bread or the normal bread that is already sliced.

Any bread can be used to make this meetha.

The borders of the bread slices should first be removed and then the slices have to be cut into cubes and then fried.

The fried pieces are then dipped in sugar syrup and thickened milk and cooked for a while which are then given a topping of sliced dry fruits.

Tips to make perfect meetha

  • The bread should be dried first before making the sweet.
  • The reason for drying the bread is nothing but it absorbs less oil while frying bread slices.
  • The bread slices can be sliced in oil/ghee/dalda.
  • I would suggest to fry in half dalda and half ghee as the sweet tastes good if followed this way.
  • If both are not available the fry them in oil and still the meetha tastes good.
  • The vessel that is chosen to cook the bread slices and sugar syrup has to be flat and not deep as the bread slices have to be kept separately and not one over the other.
  • Placing the bread slices one over the other makes it like a halwa as the bread slices become soggy and break up in sugar syrup.
  • The double ka meetha is always made in a flat heavy bottom vessel but if making at home just make sure to use a flat wok or pan to place the bread slices separately while dipping in syrup.
  • The milk that is added on top should be thickened or reduced well before adding over the sweet.
  • The dry fruits topping makes the sweet crunchier and tastes best if served by adding many dry fruits.
  • The meetha tastes good if served hor cool.
  • I have shared a video which is easy and simple to understand.
  • Using full fat milk , thickening it and adding on the bread tastes good than adding khoya.
  • I have not sprinkled khoya on the topping but if handy it is good to add all over the bread while serving.

Storing the sweet:

The double ka meetha if transferred in a container and stored in the refrigerator tastes good for 3-4 days and tastes even more better if served cool.

Step by step procedure

Make Sugar Syrup

  • In a cooking vessel add water, sugar, cardamom powder and orange food colour.
 adding water, sugar, cardamom powder and orange food colour
  • Stir well and boil the syrup on low flame until the syrup is sticky when touched with fingers.
Stirring well and boiling the syrup until the syrup is sticky when touched with fingers.
  • Rest it aside and allow it to cool down.

Thickening milk

  • Add full cream milk to a pan and add saffron strands into it.
Adding full cream milk to a pan and adding saffron strands into it
  • Stir well and keep boiling it until the milk is reduced to half.
Stirring well and keep boiling it until the milk is reduced to half

Frying the bread

  • Cut out the corners of the bread, then cut the bread slices in the form of square cubes.
Cutting out the corners of the bread and make cubes
  • Deep fry the bread slices on medium flame in ghee or dalda or oil until golden brown.
  • Remove the fried bread slices.
Remove the fried bread slices
  • Saute sliced cashews, sliced almonds and sliced pista in ghee for few seconds and take them out.
Sauteing sliced cashews, sliced almonds and sliced pista in ghee

Making the meetha

  • Take the fried bread slices and place the slices separately in the sugar syrup.
place the slices separately in the sugar syrup
  • Pour the reduced milk all over the bread.
Pouring the reduced milk all over the bread
  • Let the bread slices cook for few minutes until the syrup and milk get absorbed.
 cooking bread slices for few minutes until the syrup and milk get absorbed
  • Top it up with sauteed sliced dry fruits over the meetha.
Topping it up with sauteed sliced dry fruits
  • Add crushed khoya over the bread slices but is entirely optional.
  • Serve hot.

Video

Recipe

double ka meetha

Double Ka Meetha Recipe

Asiya
Double Ka Meetha made with dry bread and sugar syrup...
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Desserts, sweets
Cuisine Hyderabadi, Indian
Servings 3
Calories 447 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 bread slices
  • ghee or clarified butter or vanaspati dalda for frying
  • 2 cups water
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • pinch of orange food color
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • 500 ml full cream milk
  • 8 saffron strands

For Garnishing:

  • ½ cup sliced cashews, pistachios, almonds
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Instructions
 

Make Sugar Syrup:

  • In a cooking vessel add water, sugar, cardamom powder and orange food color.
  • Stir well and boil the syrup on low flame until the syrup is sticky when touched with fingers.
  • Rest it aside and allow it cool down.

Thickening milk:

  • Add ful cream milk in a pan and add saffron strands into it.
  • Stir well and keep boiling it until the milk is reduced to half.

Frying the bread:

  • Cut out the corners of the bread, then cut the bread slices in the form of square cubes.
  • Deep fry the bread slices on medium flame in ghee or dalda or oil until golden brown.
  • Remove the fried bread slices.
  • Saute sliced cashews, sliced almonds and sliced pista in ghee for few seconds and take them out.

Making the meetha:

  • Take the fried bread slices and place the slices separately in the sugar syrup.
  • Pour the reduced milk all over the bread.
  • Let the bread slices cook for few minutes until the syrup and milk gets absorbed.
  • Top it up with sauteed sliced dry fruits over the meetha.
  • Add crushed khoya over the bread slices but is entirely optional.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

  • Before deep frying bread slices, dry the bread cubes for few hours. Using this tip helps in frying the slices very quickly and also requires less oil/ghee/dalda (vanaspathi).
  • Instant cutting and deep frying absorbs more oil while frying.
  • If oil is used for frying the bread slices then spread some ghee from the top while cooking bread in syrup and milk for a better taste.
  • Check out the video for more help.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Double Ka Meetha Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 447 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 17mg6%
Sodium 371mg16%
Potassium 325mg9%
Carbohydrates 86g29%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 62g69%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 271IU5%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 271mg27%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. vardhani says

    June 15, 2016 at 8:26 am

    Hi
    I have gone through your website that was great explanation you have shown.Try this video

    Reply

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