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Today we will make balushahi.
Balushahi is a sweet dish in which no mawa is used.
Sweet dishes prepared with mawa last for only 4-6 days.
Balushahi can be stored for up to 15-20 days.
Let’s see what all ingredients are required for making balushahi.
Maida - 3 cup (150 grams)
Ghee - ½ cup (100 grams)
Curd - ¼ cup (50 grams)
Baking soda - less then ¼ tsp
Almond and cashew nuts - 8-10 (to be used for garnishing)
Sugar - 1.5 cup (300 grams)
Ghee or refined oil - for frying
Knead dough for making balushahi.
Add baking soda
ghee in flour
Add curd and mix well.
Add little water at a time and knead dough.
Dough should be soft than dough required for making poori.
Keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile prepare sugar syrup.
Add sugar in pan.
Add .45 cup water in sugar.
Turn on the gas.
The syrup should have one thread consistency.
Let the sugar melt completely and then check it.
Sugar has dissolved now.
Check syrup after every one minute.
Take 1-2 drops in bowl and check with your fore finger and thumb like this
Syrup is almost ready.
Turn off the gas.
Take ghee in pan and place it on flame for heating.
Meanwhile prepare balushahi.
Make small balls from dough.
Roll it and press like this with your thumb.
The edges will be rough so that they get crispy from inside as well.
Ghee is hot now we will fry balushahi. The ghee should not be too hot for making balushahi.
Fry balushahi on medium-low flame for 10-12 minutes at one time
Place as many balushahi as possible in pan.
Make rest of the balushahi as well.
Balushahi is getting puffy.
When it floats on surface then flip the sides.
Now flip the sides.
Fry on low flame until they turn brown in color.
Balushahis have turned brown now take them out in a plate.
Take balushahis in a big utensil.
Pour the sugar syrup above the fried Balushahis.
Soak them in syrup for 10 minutes.
Take out the sugar coated balushahis in plate and let them dry completely.
Garnish with pistachios.
Balushahi is ready.
Store balushahi in air tight container and enjoy eating for up to 3 weeks
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