Easy Balushahi Recipe | Badusha Sweet - Halwai Style

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 12 Servings
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

!for dough:

  • 2 cup maida
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup ghee
  • water (for kneading)
  • oil (for frying)

!for sugar syrup:

  • 2 cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • few saffron
  • 4 pods cardamom
  • pinch saffron food colour

Method

  1. Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cup maida, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ cup ghee.
  2. Crumble and mix well making sure the flour is moist.
  3. Now add cup water and start to make dough without kneading.
  4. Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, to prepare sugar syrup, take in 2 cup sugar and ½ cup water.
  6. Also add few thread saffron, 4 pods cardamom and mix well.
  7. Further, boil for 5 minutes or till sugar syrup turns slightly sticky. If you are looking for more sweet badushahi then get to 1 string consistency sugar syrup.
  8. Add a pinch of saffron food color and mix well. Sugar syrup is ready, cover and keep aside.
  9. After the dough has rested for 30 minutes, slightly knead the dough.
  10. Pinch a small ball-sized dough and make a ball.
  11. Make a hole at the center with the help of a finger.
  12. deep fry in warm hot oil on low flame till the balls turn golden brown and crisp.
  13. Drop them into warm sugar syrup immediately.
  14. Coat the badhusha with sugar syrup on both sides and soak for 5 minutes.
  15. Finally, serve Balushahi Recipe or Badusha Recipe garnished with silver vark or few chopped cashews.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.