Balushai

Saima
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! ☺️

Balushai

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! ☺️

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 mins
16 servings
  1. 2 1/2 cupFlour
  2. 1/2 cupGhee
  3. 1 tsp Baking Powder
  4. 1/2 cup Water
  5. 2 cup Ghee or Oil for frying
  6. For Sugar Syrup:
  7. 1 1/2 cupSugar
  8. 2 1/2 cupWater
  9. 2 tbspLime juice
  10. 1/2 tspCardamom powder
  11. 1/4 tspOrange food color
  12. 1 pinchSalt

Cooking Instructions

1 hr 30 mins
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 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. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

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

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