Balishahi

Name: Balishahi
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup ghee; 1/4 cup ghee; 1 tsp powder sugar; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 cup water; For sugar syrup; 1/3 water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; Few saffron stands; As Required Oil/ghee for Frying; As Required Chopped pistachios for garnishing

Neha Dua @cook_90450

Balushahi is a traditional Indian sweet that can be made at home easily. It is easily available in any sweet shop in India, but to make a better one at home here is the recipe. In north India, it is called Balushahi and in South India, it is called Badushah.

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Ingredients

5 mins

4-6 servings

1 cupall-purpose flour
1/4 cupghee
1/4 cupghee
1 tsppowder sugar
1/4 tspbaking powder
1/4 cupwater
For sugar syrup
1/3water
1/2 cupsugar
1/4 tspcardamom powder
Few saffron stands
As RequiredOil/ghee for Frying
As RequiredChopped pistachios for garnishing

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Steps

5 mins

1

Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take maida and add sugar, and baking powder. combine well.
2

Now add ghee and curd mix it well.
3

Now add water and start to make dough without kneading. Cover with a moist cloth.
4

Let start sugar syrup, in a large vessel, prepare sugar syrup by dissolving sugar in water. Add saffron and boil for 5 minutes or till the sugar syrup turns slightly sticky. if you are looking for more sweet badushahi then get to 1-string consistency sugar syrup. Add cardamom powder and cover and keep aside.
5

After rest, the dough has rested for 15 minutes, slightly knead the dough. Pinch small ball-sized dough and make a ball. Make a dent at the center with the help of your thumb.
6

Deep fry in medium hot oil/ghee on low flame till the balls turn golden brown and crisp.
7

Drain off the badhusha over a kitchen towel to remove excess oil/ghee.
8

Drop them into warm sugar syrup immediately. coat the badhusha with sugar syrup on both sides and soak for 5 minutes.
9

Ready balusahi to serve and garnish with chopped pistachios.