Sweeten Your Resolutions with Apple Maida Balushahi!

Why do we need to wait for festival season to enjoy delicious, tasty, sweets? 

Well, the simple answer is, that making a sweet dish is a tedious job. It requires lots of time, energy, and ingredients.

But don’t worry, we have brought a simple, elegant, and delicious dessert Balushahi in 3 easy steps, with 3 ingredients.

So let’s get started

Ingredients

Apple Maida – 2 cups

Ghee – ½ Cups

Sugar – 1 Cup

Side ingredients

Salt – ¼ Tsp

Baking powder – ¼ Tsp

Butter – 1 Tbsp

Kesar – ¼ Tsp

Elichi – ¼ Tsp

Chilled water – 2 Cups

Garnishing ingredients

Pistachio nuts – 1 Tsp

Step1 – Dough

– Take apple maida brought by Apple Foods, one of the best-refined flours in India. Add ghee into it and mix it.

– Add salt and baking powder to it and mix it.

– Add chilled water and mix it all.

– Don’t knead it, just combine everything well to give layers to Balushahi.

– Once it is combined well, add melted butter, mix it into the dough, and rest it for 20 minutes.

Step2 – Fry

– Once the dough is ready, make small-sized balls of the dough.

– Make a hole with a rolling pin.

– Fry Balushahis on the low flame.

– Make sure that Balushahis are crispy.

Step3 – Sugar syrup

– In a pan, take 1 cup of water, ½ cup of sugar, and put it on low flame.

– Once the sugar is melted, add saffron and elaichi for color and flavor.

– Simmer till the syrup becomes sticky or you get 1 string consistency.

– Add balushahi to this syrup and cook it for 5-6 minutes on both sides.

Put Balushahi on a plate, let it cool completely, and garnish it with chopped pistachio.

Serve it hot or store it in an air-tight container for 6-7 days.

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