Balushai

Name: Balushai
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cup Flour; 1/2 cup Ghee; For Sugar Syrup:; 1 1/2 cup Sugar; 2 1/2 cup Water; 2 tbsp Lime juice; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 1/4 tsp Orange food color; 1 pinch Salt

Saima @travelonaplate

Balushai is a donut alike sweet which is crisp & flaky on the outside & juicy inside! It is a very popular Bangladeshi misti (sweet)! My mum makes it a lot so I thought of sharing her recipe with you guys! Her Balushai is the best you’ll ever taste! ☺️

Saima @travelonaplate

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 mins

16 servings

2 1/2 cupFlour
1/2 cupGhee
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 cup Water
2 cup Ghee or Oil for frying
For Sugar Syrup:
1 1/2 cupSugar
2 1/2 cupWater
2 tbspLime juice
1/2 tspCardamom powder
1/4 tspOrange food color
1 pinchSalt

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Steps

1 hr 30 mins

1

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt & ghee together.
2

Slowly start adding water & make a crumbly yet soft dough.
3

Cover & rest the dough for 20 minutes. Do not skip this step.
4

Make 16 round balls & make a hole in each (like donuts).
5

Start frying the sweets in low flame. They will slowly start to get bigger. Turn to make sure both sides are equally done. Frying takes about 20-25 mins. Do not rush in frying otherwise they will remain raw in the middle.
6

Meanwhile, make the sugar syrup & let it cool. Balushai needs a thick syrup so the key is to get one string consistency.
7

Soak the just fried balushai in sugar syrup. Dip them for 3-5 mins.
8

Take the sugar dipped balushai & coat them in mawa. This step is optional but tastes great. Sprinkle some pistachios and you’re done!