Secret tips of Perfect Balushahi with just 3 ingredients, Balushahi Halwai like Balushahi

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup Refined flour
• 2-3 heaped tbsp Ghee
• A pinch of salt
• ½ tsp Baking soda
• ⅓ cup Curd, beaten, curd (yogurt)
• ¼ cup Chilled water
• ¼ cup Refined flour, Maida
• 3-4 tbsp softened Butter, cubed, butter
• ¼ cup Refined flour, Maida
• 2 cup Sugar
• 2 cup Water
• a few saffron strands
• ¼ tsp Cardamom powder
• 5-6 no. Green cardamom pods
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 2 tbsp Saffron water
• Oil for frying
• Icing sugar & Saffron color
• Little Water
• Almonds, sliver
• Pistachios (blanched & sliver)
• Silver work

Steps

1. In a parat, add refined flour, ghee and mix it well until it has a crumbly texture.
2. Add a pinch of salt, a pinch of baking soda, curd, chilled water and knead a semi hard dough.
3. Add softened butter and knead it in soft dough.
4. Divide the dough into layers and keep it aside to rest for 15-20 minutes.
5. Take a lemon size ball, make a cavity and give it a desired shape.
6. Keep it aside for further use.
7. In a kadai, add oil, once it’s medium hot, add balushahi and fry for 10-12 minutes until golden in color.
8. Transfer it to a prepared sugar syrup and let it soak for a while.
9. Keep it aside for further use.
10. In a kadai or sauce pot, add sugar, water, saffron strands, cardamom powder, green cardamom and cook for 15-20 minutes or until 1 string consistency.
11. Add saffron water and mix it well.
12. Keep it aside for further use.
13. In a bowl, add icing sugar, saffron color, water and mix it well.
14. Sprinkle it on the balushahi and transfer it to a serving dish.
15. Garnish it with almonds, pistachios and silver vark.