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Badusha | Balushahi Recipe | How to Make Flaky Badusha

Badusha - a popular South Indian sweet made with plain flour, butter, yogurt. These bite size Indian sweet is also known as Balushahi. Mini bite size patties is fried till crispy and soaked in sugar syrup to create crispy yet flaky layers. Follow all the tips and tricks for the perfect badusha to celebrate this Diwali with a special sweet note.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 20 Badusha
Calories: 147kcal

Ingredients

  • 1½ cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup Unsalted Butter soft
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 2 tbsp Curd | Yogurt
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • Water as needed
  • Oil for Deep Frying
  • 3 tbsp Pistachio for sprinkling on top

For Sugar Syrup

  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 tsp Ground Cardamom

Instructions

  • Take butter, oil, sugar, curd, baking soda in a bowl and mix well. Once it is mixed, add in flour and mix well, to it resembles bread crumbs..Now add in water little by little and mix well to a soft dough. Allow this dough to rest for 15 mins while you make the sugar syrup.
  • Take sugar and water in a pan and mix well. Put it on heat and bring it to boil. Cook till it reaches one string consistency. If you take some syrup between your thumb and fore finger and stretch it a string should form. This is the stage. Now add in cardamom powder and keep the syrup warm. Dont boil too much.
  • Now take the dough and divide it into small balls. Take a ball, flatten it and make a hole in the center. Make all the dough like this.
  • Now heat oil for deep frying. The oil should never smoke..First test the oil, drop a small dough into the oil, first it should sink , then rises immediately. This is the right consistency. Drop 4 to 5 badusha at a time and immediately decrease the heat to the lowest as possible and cook for 7 to 10 mins till is light golden coloured and cooked. Don't increase the flame.It should be always on low.
  • Now drain it and add it to the syrup Let it soak for 2 mins. Drain it and set aside.
  • Take some chopped pista and sprinkle over the badusha.
  • Leave the basusha for 2 hours them enjoy.

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Notes

  • The ingredient measurement are very important. If you mess with that then your badusha will get hard.
  • Don't add too much oil or butter, if you add too much of them, then your badusha will crumble when you drop them in oil.
  • Don't knead the dough so much, just knead it till it gets little soft and leave it aside.
  • The dough should be soft but very easy to work with..It shouldn't be sticky.
  • Resting the dough is important.
  • Don't let the oil smoke at any point. Frying badusha can take some time, so be patient and fry on a low heat till it is nicely coloured.
  • You can store the badusha at room temp in an air tight container for 2 to 3 days. Refrigerate it for more shelf life.

Nutrition

Serving: 1badusha | Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 73IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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