Balushahi is an Indian Sweet made with maida, sugar, and loads of love. It is one of the few sweets I like to indulge in once in a few months. This is the first time that I’ve tried making Balushahi but since I am not a big fan of sweets I’ve reduced the portion size to make it bite-size.
Bite-size Balushahi
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Maida
1/4 cup ghee
Water
1/4 tsp Baking powder
Pinch of Salt
1/4 cup Dahi
Oil for frying
For the sugar syrup:
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
5-6 Saffron strands
Garnish: dry fruits
Procedure:
Take maida, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
Add in dahi and ghee and need into a dough using water.
Keep it covered with a damp cloth for 20-30mins. For the syrup:
Take sugar, add in the water and boil it till it has a thick sticky consistency.
Finally, add in saffron strands.
To make the Balushahi:
Knead the dough into small balls.
Lightly push the surface in with your thumb.
Heat oil/ghee. Then add in the dough balls and fry it in oil on a low to medium flame till it turns brown uniformly. ( It takes a long time, so be patient)
Once done put it in the hot sugar syrup and let it soak for 3-5 mins.
Remove it and garnish it with dry fruits.
Note:
The whole idea of making them bite-size is to control the portion size while being able to enjoy desserts.
While these are bite size keeping portion control is very important.
Add in dahi and ghee and need into a dough using water.
Keep it covered with a damp cloth for 20-30mins.
For the syrup:
Take sugar, add in the water and boil it till it has a thick sticky consistency.
Finally, add in saffron strands.
To make the balushahi:
Knead the dough into small balls.
Lightly push the surface in with your thumb.
Heat oil/ghee. Then add in the dough balls and fry it in oil on a low to medium flame till it turns brown uniformly. ( It takes a long time, so be patient)
Once done put it in the hot sugar syrup and let it soak for 3-5 mins.