Flower Balushahi

Name: Flower Balushahi
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 cup All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Clarified butter; 1/4 tsp Food color (red+orange); 1 tbsp Yogurt; 1/4 tsp Baking powder; Warm water for kneading; 1 cup All-purpose flour; 1 tbsp Yogurt; 2 tsp Clarified butter; 1 /4tsp Baking powder; 1/4 tsp Yellow food color; Warm water for kneading; 2 cups Water; 2 cups Sugar; 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder; Clarified butter (ghee) for deep frying; Almonds, pistachios for garnishing

Kashmala Sikendar @cook_16696267

Yess.. It's a balushahi, in a form of lotus flower. Crispy and Crunchy from outside and sweet and juicy from inside. #ramadankitayari #Foodies&Friends. ILOVEMEETHA

Kashmala Sikendar @cook_16696267

Yess.. It's a balushahi, in a form of lotus flower. Crispy and Crunchy from outside and sweet and juicy from inside. #ramadankitayari #Foodies&Friends. ILOVEMEETHA

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Ingredients

For red dough:
1 cupAll-purpose flour
2 tspClarified butter
1/4 tspFood color (red+orange)
1 tbspYogurt
1/4 tspBaking powder
Warm water for kneading
For yellow dough:
1 cupAll-purpose flour
1 tbspYogurt
2 tspClarified butter
1 /4tspBaking powder
1/4 tspYellow food color
Warm water for kneading
Sugar syrup:
2 cupsWater
2 cupsSugar
1/4 tspCardamom powder
Clarified butter (ghee) for deep frying
Almonds, pistachios for garnishing

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Steps

1

For red dough:Mix all the ingredients, and knead into a smooth dough. Rest it for 15 mins
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For yellow dough :Mix all the ingredients and knead into a smooth dough. Rest it for 15 mins.
3

Now make small balls from both doughs, and they also should be in equal quantity.
4

Now roll out the red ball and place yellow ball over it.
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Now seal the yellow ball in red dough.
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In the same manner, cover all the yellow balls in red dough, now make 3 cuts in a ball.
7

Fry these balls in lower medium heat for 20 to 25 mins, they will open upon frying
8

Make a sugar syrup by cooking sugar, water and cardamom powder. Cook until one string is form.
9

Dip these flowers in warm sugar syrup for 5 mins. Garnish with almonds and pistachios.