Balushahi

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM


Ingredients:

1 kg refined flour
300 gms desi ghee
100 gms yoghurt
350 ml water

Ghee to fry
500 gms sugar
5 gms cardamom powder
50 gms pista silvers

Method:

- In a pan, heat 300 gms ghee. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
- Add the yoghurt and the water and whisk well to the ghee.
- In a mixing bowl, sift the flour and cardamom powder together.
- Pour in the ghee and yoghurt moxture and knewad it well to form a soft dough.
- Divide the dough into equal rounds about 50 gms each and make a small hole in the centre as in a doughnut or a medu wada.
- Cook sugar and water to a two string sugar syrup and keep it warm.
- Heat the ghee for frying and slowly deep fry the balushahi to a golden brown color.
- Immerse the balushahi into the warm sugar syrup and allow it to soak for 10 mins. Serve hot garnished with silvers of pista.