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Balushahi

Ingredients-

Fine flour ( maida ) 1 1/2 cups
Soda - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Yogurt- 6 tbsp
Sugar - 2 cups
Milk - 2 tbsp
Pistachio- 8-10 ( chopped)
Cardamom powder - 2 pinch for sugar syrup


Method-

1. Mix fine flour and soda into a large bowl.
2.rub four tbsp of ghee into the flour mixture with your fingertips till it resembles bread crumbs.
3.add the beaten yogurt and kneed into a soft dough.cover the dough for 15-20 minutes.
4.divide the dough into 10 equal portions and shape into smooth balls.make a slight dent in the centre of the ball with your thumb.keep the balls coverd.
5.heat ghee in a kadai on medium heat and fry balushahi balls on low heat.
6.take a pan and cook the sugar with one cup of water and cardamom powder and make sugar syrup.continue to cook till the syrup attains a two string.
7.remove the syrup from heat and soak the cooled balushahi in it for two hours.
8.gently remove the balushahi from the sugar syrup and place on a serving plate .decorate with pistachio and serve.

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