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Main Ingredients | Refined flour (maida), Soda bicarbonate |
Cuisine | Other |
Course | Mithais |
Prep Time | 1-1.30 hour |
Cook time | 31-40 minutes |
Serve | 4 |
Taste | Sweet |
Level of Cooking | Difficult |
Others | Veg |
Ingredients list for Balushahi
- 1 1/2 cups Refined flour (maida)
- 1/4 teaspoon Soda bicarbonate
- 4 tablespoons Ghee
- 6 tablespoons Yogurt whisked
- 2 cups Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Milk
- 4-5 Pistachios finely chopped
Method
- Sift together the flour and soda bicarbonate into a large bowl. Rub four tablespoons of ghee into the flour mixture with your fingertips till it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the beaten yogurt and knead into a soft dough. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow it to rest for forty-five minutes.
- Divide the dough into twelve equal portions and shape into smooth balls. Take care not to overwork the dough. Make a slight dent in the centre of the ball with your thumb. Keep the balls covered.
- Heat sufficient ghee in a non-stick kadai on medium heat. Gently slide in the prepared dough balls, two to three at a time, and deep-fry on low heat. If necessary, place a non-stick tawa below the kadai so that the ghee does not get too hot.
- Gradually the balushahi will start floating to the top. Turn gently and fry the other side till golden. The entire process may take around half an hour to forty-five minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Set aside to cool for forty-five minutes, or till they reach room temperature.
- Cook the sugar with one cup of water in a deep non-stick pan on high heat, stirring occasionally, till the sugar dissolves. Add the milk to the cooking syrup. Collect the scum which rises to the surface with a ladle and discard. Continue to cook till the syrup attains a two-string consistency.
- Remove the syrup from heat and soak the cooled balushahi in it for two hours.
- Gently remove the balushahi from the sugar syrup and place on a serving plate. Decorate with the pistachios. Set aside for two to three hours till the sugar syrup forms a thin white coating on the balushahi.
Nutrition Info
Calories | 3187 |
Carbohydrates | 612.8 |
Protein | 26.5 |
Fat | 69.6 |
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