Shahi Tukra – A Pakistani Royal Dessert

Shahi Tukra is a sweet treat created for royalty. In fact, Shahi means royal and tukra means piece in Urdu. It actually originated in the area of what is today called Pakistan, during the Mughal Era. Arab nobility ruled Mahmudabad, just 35 miles from Lucknow, from the 16th century until 1947, when the partition of India and Pakistan changed the fate of the Muslim aristocracy. Despite the partition, the royal cuisine lives on and shahi tukra is still loved in India and Bangladesh where this recipe is also very popular. Shahi tukra is a rich and royal piece, indeed.