Name: Balushahi/ Badusha recipe by Frenny Kotecha at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup maida/ APF; 1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder; 1 tbsp curd; 1 pinch soda bi carb; 3 tbsp ghee; Water as required to make dough; Oil/ ghee for deep frying; 1 cup sugar(for syrup); 1/2 cup water(for syrup); Chopped pistachios and kesar for garnish; Chopped almonds for garnish

ABOUT Balushahi/ Badusha RECIPE

This is my favourite sweet. Popularly called Balushahi in North India and Badusha in South India. It is a deep fried dough topped with sugar syrup. Melts in the mouth!

Ingredients Serving: 6

1 cup maida/ APF
1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
1 tbsp curd
1 pinch soda bi carb
3 tbsp ghee
Water as required to make dough
Oil/ ghee for deep frying
1 cup sugar(for syrup)
1/2 cup water(for syrup)
Chopped pistachios and kesar for garnish
Chopped almonds for garnish

Instructions

Take maida, elaichi powder, curd, soda, ghee in a bowl. Add water as required to make a soft dough. Do not knead too much. Keep aside for 15-20 minutes
Heat ghee/ oil for deep frying. Make lemon size balls and make a thumb impression in the middle of it
Deep fry these balls on very slow flame. This may take about 20-25 minutes to properly fry on all sides
If the heat is more, switch off the flame for 2-3 minutes .
When the balushahi are golden brown from all sides remove on a kitchen towel and keep aside for 5 minutes.
Dip the fried balushahi in warm sugar syrup for 5 minutes. Strain and arrange on a plate. Garnish with chopped pistachios , almonds and kesar threads. Serve after at least 1 hour.
For sugar syrup: Mix sugar and water in a pan and keep stirring till sugar dissolves. Let it boil to get a 1 1/2 string consistency.

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