Indian Bread Pudding (Double Ka Meeta)

Name: Indian Bread Pudding (Double Ka Meeta)
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 36 grams chopped almonds; 10 slices bread, crusts removed and bread cut into triangles diagonally; 32 grams chopped cashews; 36 grams raisins; 218 milliliters vegetable oil for frying, or as needed; 355 milliliters water; 200 grams white sugar; 488 milliliters whole milk

Indian Bread Pudding (Double Ka Meeta) takes about 1 hour and 5 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains about 8g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 339 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of almonds, vegetable oil, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It works well as an inexpensive dessert. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

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Place bread triangles onto a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven until lightly browned and dry, about 5 minutes per side.

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Sandwich Bread

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry bread triangles, working in batches, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes.

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Vegetable Oil

Bread

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Frying Pan

Remove bread with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

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Bread

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Paper Towels

Whisk sugar, water, and cardamom together in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until syrup has reduced slightly, 10 to 15 minutes. Dip bread triangles into syrup until fully soaked and transfer to a plate.

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Cardamom

Bread

Sugar

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Water

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Whisk

Simmer milk in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat.

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Milk

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Transfer soaked bread triangles to the simmering milk; cook over low heat until the milk is absorbed into the bread and the fat separates, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in raisins.

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Raisins