Balushahi Recipe

Ingredients

• 500g all purpose flour
• ¾ tsp soda bicarbonate
• 125g ghee or butter
• 2-3 tbsp yogurt
• 500g sugar
• 2 cups water
• 750g ghee for frying
• Cold water for kneading
• For decoration:
• 10g chopped pista
• 6-8 cardamoms, powdered
• A few silver sheets

How to make Balushahi

1. Sieve the flour & soda bicarbonate together twice.
2. Rub 125g ghee into the flour lightly.
3. Add yogurt, cold water gradually and prepare a very light dough.
4. Cover with a dry cloth.
5. Boil together the sugar and water.
6. Prepare a thick sugar syrup.
7. For frying, heat ghee in a pan.
8. Remove from heat and cool to a lukewarm stage.
9. Again keep on a low flame.
10. Divide the dough into 30 balls.
11. Flatten them slightly and press each with the thumb at the center.
12. Deep fry on a slow flame till half done on both the sides.
13. Fry to golden brown on medium flame.
14. When cold, dip in the sugar syrup.
15. Arrange on a tray and decorate with chopped pista, cardamom powder and silver sheets.