Shahi Tukda

8 slices of bread
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 tin condensed milk
1 cup milk
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Slices of blanched badam and pista for garnishing
Ghee for deep frying

• Cut bread slices in to half. If desired you can remove the crust.
• Heat ghee in a medium size kadai and fry the bread slices in to golden brown. You can fry two slices at a time.
• Heat the water and add sugar to it. After the sugar gets dissolved, let it boil for 2-3 minutes. Add saffron and keep it aside.
• Dip the fried bread slices in the sugar syrup one by one at a time for few seconds, and arrange them neatly in a tray.
• Dissolve one tbsp of cornflour in some milk. Heat the remaining milk in a pan and bring it to boil. Add cornflour paste, two tbsp. sugar and condensed milk . Keep stirring continuously,so that it does not stick to the pan. Boil it for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes thick. Remove from fire. Add the cardamom powder.Let it cool for sometime.
  
• Spread the paste on top of the bread slices.
• Garnish with pista and badam slices and keep it in the fridge.
• Serve chilled.
• Tastes heavenly!!!!!!

As we got french bread to make this sweet, the slices look different!