BREAD & RABARI PUDDING...

RECIPE:

Ingr:

Bread slices                         10
Milk                                       600 ml
Sugar                                   1 cup (150 gm)
Almonds/pistachios            few
Raisins                                 few
Cardamom powder             1/4 tsp  
Oil or ghee for deep frying

Method:

Bread Croutons:

1. Cut bread slices into desired shapes/sizes . 
2. Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan.
3. On medium heat fry bread croutons to golden brown.
4. Keep aside on a paper napkin to soak the excess oil.

Sugar Syrup:

1. In a sauce pan, put sugar and equal amount of water (1:1) 
2. Make sugar syrup of honey consistency. It should be thick and pourable . 
3. Add cardamom powder to the sugar syrup and keep aside.

Rabari:

1. Boil milk in a thick karahi and keep stirring on high heat.
2. Reduce milk to quarter of the original quantity.
3. Add half of the sugar syrup .
4. Keep stirring and make into thick rabari(curd consistency)
5. Remove and cool. Sprinkle with sliced dry fruits.

To Serve:

1. Arrange fried bread pieces on a plate.
2. Drizzle 1/2 tsp sugar syrup on each piece.
3. Now pour 1 tsp rabari on each piece.
4. Decorate with sliced nuts and dry fruits.
5. Serve hot or cold . Both taste good. 

Note:

1. Can store bread croutons in airtight container in fridge.
2. Similarly sugar syrup and rabari too can be stored.
3. Just before serving, assemble as described above and serve.
4. Dry fruits/nuts of choice, rose petals etc. can be decorated.
5. Do not dip pieces in syrup or rabari as they will become soggy. Layering them with a spoon of each will do the trick.
6. By following the above method they remain crisp.