Double Ka Meetha (Hyderabadi Baked Bread Pudding)

Name: Double Ka Meetha (Hyderabadi Baked Bread Pudding)
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8 slices white bread, crusts removed, cut in half; 5 tbsp ghee; 400ml evaporated milk; 300ml whole milk; 100g caster sugar; 0.5 tsp saffron strands; 0.5 tsp ground cardamom; 30g flaked almonds; 30g pistachios, chopped

Ghee fried bread soaked in saffron milk and baked until soft and golden, a Hyderabad wedding favourite.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.73 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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8slices white breadcrusts removed, cut in half
5 tbspghee
400 mlevaporated milk
300 mlwhole milk
100 gcaster sugar
½ tspsaffron strands
½ tspground cardamom
30 gflaked almonds
30 gpistachioschopped

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Warm the evaporated milk, whole milk, sugar, saffron and cardamom in a pan for 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves. Take off the heat.
5 min
2
Heat the ghee in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the bread in batches for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until golden. Drain on kitchen paper.
6 min
3
Overlap the fried bread in a baking dish about 22 cm square.
4
Pour the warm milk over the bread. Press the bread down gently so it soaks up the milk, then scatter over the almonds.
5
Bake for 25 minutes until the top is golden and the milk has been absorbed.
25 min
6
Scatter over the pistachios. Serve warm or chilled.

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