BREAD SWEET / DOUBLE KA MEETHA

DOUBLE KA MEETHA / BREAD SWEET

DOUBLE KA MEETHA
STOVE TOP METHOD..Double ka meetha,a Hyderabadi special is a very tasty sweet which is liked by one and all.I prepare  this stove top method occassionally,as it consumes more ghee which is not advisable for health now a days.Weight watchers and calorie conscious please beware of this dish.
MATERIALS..
Bread slices-10 nos
(the 4 ends are cut off,and each bread slice is made into 4 pieces)
Ghee-150 gms
Sugar-3/4 th to 1 cup
Depends on your levels
Milk-2 cups
Water-3/4 th cup
Food colour-a pinch(optional)
Cardamom powder -2 pinches
Raisins,Cashew nuts-2 tbsp
Saffron-a few strands
METHOD....

• Place a small shallow pan on the stove  and pour 2 tbsp ghee in it.
• Add the cashew nuts and after a minute add raisins and toss well till brown .Switch off and keep aside.
• Place a pan and pour the ghee in it.
• After the ghee started heating,add the bread pieces and deep fry until light brown.
• Take care not to burn them.Place them on a tissue paper. 
• Meanwhile boil the milk seperately and let it boil for 2 minutes.
• Add the fried bread pieces to the boiled milk and food colour.
• Meanwhile, add sugar and water Cardamom powder and let it boil until fully dissolved,boil it for 2 to 3  minutes.
• And  now add  the fried bread pieces and milk mixture into it .Mix well.
• Then add   the  cashew and raisins mixture and mix well.Switch off the stove and serve hot.

MICROWAVE METHOD..

Double ka meetha..in microwave version is a bit not  problematic  to calorie conscious.We use very less ghee in to it.One cannot get the full satisfaction of eating the signature dish, original double ka meetha ,but atleast one can be guilt free,and can get a bit of sweet eating  satisfaction  by eating this.
Bread slices-10 nos
Ghee-2  tbsp
Sugar -from 5 to 6 tbsp
Condensed milk-1/2 cup
Boiled milk-1/2 cup
Cardamom powder
Cashew nuts,Raisins 

METHOD..

• Place 1 tsp of ghee in a micro safe plastic bowl and Micro high for 1 minute.
• Now add cashew nuts,and other nuts and Microhigh for 1 minute.
• Mix well .And add raisins and again Micro high for 1 and 1/2 minutes,keep aside.
• Cut the 4 edges of the bread,apply ghee to both sides of bread with a spoon/knife.
• For all the 10 slices of bread we can apply just 1and 1/2  full tablespoon of un heated ghee.
• Now place the ghee applied bread slices in a square shaped Borosil,microwaveable glass tray side by side and Micro High for 1and 1/2 minutes.
• Remove out ,flip to the other side with a spoon,now again Micro High for 1and 1/2 minutes.
• Now add 1/2 cup of condensed milk,1/2 cup boiled milk(mix food colour in milk) and sugar and cardamom powder and Micro@ 80% for 6 to 8  minutes.
• Check your time for a minute or two,as power of micro-ovens vary from each other,and the power of my micro oven is 1100 watts.
• Mix well,it looks like bread halwa,and now add the fried cashews and raisins mixture .Serve hot.