Balah el Sham (Egyptian churros)

Name: Balah el Sham (Egyptian churros)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 person
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 3/4 cup+ 1 tbsp flour; 1 tbsp butter; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 large or 3 small eggs; 1 1/4 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp rose water/ lemon juice/ orange syrup; 3-4 green cardamoms; 1/4 cup pistachios / dry fruit of your choice powder

MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

Lahore

In Persian cuisine it's called باميه Bamiyeh and In Arabic or Egyptian cuisine it's called بلح الشام
Whereas in Spanish cuisine you call them Churros..
The only difference is that in all the Middle Yeast we dip them in sugar syrup after deep frying and coat them in some pistachios powder or any dry fruit powder you can use..
Mostly Ramadan favourite in all Arabs. And my favourite too..
But the Churros are drizzled with some sugar and cinnamon powder.
So you can make them 2 ways.. we anyhow prefer the Arabic version..
Tips:
1. Oil should be medium hot, fry on medium low flame to cook them properly from inside. Cut into small lengths preferably.
2. I used almonds, pistachios and walnuts powder as I already had it, the original recipe calls for pistachios powder.
3. You can dip them into sugar syrup for long, I remove them at once as we don’t prefer too much sweetness.
Ramadan Kareem to all..
#WEARETOGETHER

MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

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Ingredients

30 mins

6 person

1 cupmilk
3/4cup+ 1 tbsp flour
1 tbspbutter
1/4 tspsalt
2large or 3 small eggs
For sugar syrup:
1 1/4 cupsugar
1 cupwater
1 tbsprose water/ lemon juice/ orange syrup
3-4green cardamoms
For decorating:
1/4 cuppistachios / dry fruit of your choice powder

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Steps

30 mins

1

In a sauce pan add milk and butter and let the butter melt.
2

Add the flour and mix well with the help of a whisk/ spatula. You can mix it away from flame and then cook it on flame for 30 seconds. The dough will come together.
3

Now remove it in a separate bowl and add eggs one at a time till the eggs are mixed well. Use electric beater, hand whisk or a wooden spatula. Mix till the dough comes together again.
4

Now take a piping bag or any plastic mold you have and fill it with the dough.
5

Now pre heat oil for deep frying. Add the batter while cutting with scissors the lenght you desire. Oil should be medium hot.
6

Now cook on medium low flame for 3-4 minutes. When they turn golden brown, remove in a bowl.
7

Now dip them into prepared sugar syrup, toss and remove.
8

Decorate with pistachios powder and serve.

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MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

on April 23, 2020 06:04

Lahore

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