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Encyclopedia > Double ka meetha

Double ka Meetha is a dessert made from bread, milk and lots of sugar. It is one of delicacies served in wedding dinners in Hyderabad. Also a good way to use up left over bread. Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a dinner, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Breads are a group of staple foods prepared by baking, steaming, or frying dough consisting minimally of flour and water. ... A glass of cows milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... A sugar is a carbohydrate which is sweet to taste. ... There are several places named Hyderābād, including, For the pre-1956 Indian state, see Hyderabad state For the city in Andhra Pradesh, India, see Hyderabad, India For the city in Sindh, Pakistan, see Hyderabad, Pakistan Rao Guduru, my co-worker hails from Hyderabad This is a disambiguation page — a navigational...


Recipe:

Ingredients:

 - 1 Litre Whole milk - 100gms Sugar (4oz approx.) - 10 slices of bread, dried by leaving out overnight and toasted - 150gms Ghee (6oz approx.) - 2 pinches Saffron - 3 tsp pistachio flakes. - 3 tsp almond flakes. 


Procedure:
1. Fry bread slices in ghee and set aside.
2. Bring milk to boil in a saucepan and add sugar. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes, until the milk is thicker.
3. Add saffron to milk.
4. Add bread slices to the milk. The slices should be set on one layer, do not stack one slice over the other.
5. Turn the heat off and let the bread soak. Garnish with pistachio and almond.
TIP: "Add a pinch of ground cardamom if you like." My mom (Indira Lal, an acclaimed cook) says. Ghee (Hindi, from Sanskrit ghṛtá sprinkled) clarified butter is rendered milk fat (butter). ... Saffron is the name given to the dried stigmata and part of the style of the saffron crocus, traditionally called Crocus sativus, which are harvested, dried, and used for cooking. ... Binomial name Pistacia vera L. The Pistachio (Pistacia vera, Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree to 10 m tall, native to southwestern Asia (Iran west to the Levant). ... Binomial name Prunus dulcis (Mill. ... Binomial name Elettaria cardamomum The name Cardamom is used for species within three genera in the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), Elettaria, Amomum and Aframomum. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
The Hindu : Badiya biryani (654 words)
My companion, in the meantime, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the whole fare — from mutton shikampur for a starter to typical Hyderabadi sweets for dessert, with kali mirch ka gosht with rumali roti and biryani in between.
Double ka meeta is rich as rich can be, made of deep-fried bread, khova, and lots of dry fruits.
I found qubani ka meetha easier to handle, more tempered and with plenty of apricots.
Ammas.com's Ask Agent -- The Search Engine for Intelligent Life (480 words)
this is ammas answer for this recipe which i found in the cooking tips:boil apricots in approximately double the quantity of water on a medium flame.de seed them and heat the pulp in a thick bottomed pan with about 11/2 times of sugar untill the required consistency is reached.
dear devi,if i am not mistaken,the hyderabadi special qurbani is nothing but "double ke meeta" which is in ammas recipe collection.please go through it.if yiu still have any doubt you are welcome.
Qubani Ka Meetha This dessert can be served either with fresh cream, Custard or even Vanilla ice cream.
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