Badusha

Badusha/Balushahi, a delicious indian sweet made from the all purpose flour. Balushahi is a famous north indian sweet. in south india, the same sweet is called as badusha. Ingredients For dough: -------- 1½ cup 250 gm maida / all purpose flour ½ tsp sugar ½ tsp baking powder water as required, ¼ cup approx ¼ cup 50 gm ghee ¼ cup 65 gm curd / yogurt oil for deep frying For sugar syrup: ----------- 1 cup 250 gm sugar ½ cup water Cardamom powder / elachi powder 1 tsp lemon juice Instructions:- Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 1½ cup maida. Also add ½ tsp sugar, ½ tsp baking powder. combine well. Now add ¼ cup ghee and crumble the mixture. Further add ¼ cup curd and combine well. Additionally add ¼ cup water and start to make dough without kneading. Cover with moist cloth and rest for 15 minutes. After the dough has rested for 15 minutes, slightly knead the dough. Pinch a small ball sized dough and make ball. Make a dent at the centre with the help of thumb. Deep fry in medium hot oil on low flam till the balls turn golden brown and crisp. Drop them into warm sugar syrup immediately. Coat the badhusha with sugar syrup both the sides and soak for 5 minutes. Finally balushahi or badusha sweet ready to serve... Can garnish with dry chopped nuts... For more recipes ... Visit the page Mummy's Cooking Lab