Ramadan recipe: Sweet shahi tukda and Indian family bonds

For Ramadan, Fork the System brings you stories of family, connection, and the dishes that made the month special for our guest chefs.

Rarely is the cook of a traditional family favourite a child, but in the case of 13-year-old Sumaiya Ahmad, her love of experimenting in the kitchen means she’s already pretty experienced.

This Ramadan, she is making a lot of shahi tukda – a crisp-creamy, bread-based dessert popular with many Indians and found in food stalls everywhere for people to…