Balushahi
Balushahi Recipe
Balushahi, the Indian version of sweet glazed doughnuts, is a traditional North Indian dessert. It is also a popular Pakistani and Nepali cuisine. It is a crunchy pastry with soft core enriched in the aroma of ghee and light sugar syrup. It is also known as Badushah in parts of the country.
PREPARATION TIME : 30 minutes
COOKING TIME : 25-30 minutes
SERVINGS : 10
INGREDIENTS:
- Maida - 1 cup
- Dalda - 1/2 cup
- Baking soda - 1/4 tbsp
- 3 tbsp Oil
- Cardamom powder - 1/2 tbsp
- Ghee - 3 tbsp
- Yogurt - 1 tbsp
- Milk - 2 tbsp
- Sugar - 2 cups
METHOD:
- Sieve the flour in a mixing bowl and add heated Ghee, milk, curd and baking powder
- Rub the mixture with your hands by gradually adding warm water, and mix into a stiff dough
- Break off a small portion of the dough into a ball, then flatten it, and make a deep hole through the center
- Prepare sugar syrup by adding sugar and 1 cup of water
- Add cardamom powder
- The syrup should be quite sticky
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the baadushas quite slowly until they are golden brown
- When they are fully done, put them in the warm syrup for a few minutes, shaking the pan frequently to let them become well-coated with syrup
- Take them out singly from the pan and place on a shallow dish
- Sever cold or hot as per your taste.
