BALO SHAHI RECIPE || HOW TO MAKE BALUSHAHI ||

ghee

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil provides a similar richness with less saturated fat.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: jaggery

Honey offers natural sweetness, while jaggery adds a unique flavor.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: buttermilk

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Buttermilk is lighter and adds tanginess, while the milk + vinegar mix is cost-effective.

cardamom powder

🥗Healthier: cinnamon

💰Cheaper: vanilla extract

Cinnamon offers a warm flavor and is often more affordable.

Start by taking an empty bowl.

Add 2 cups of Maida (all-purpose flour) into the bowl.

Add a pinch of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to the flour.

Mix these dry ingredients together.

Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and all of the 4 tablespoons of pure ghee into the mixture.

Rub the ghee and flour together until it becomes flaky and can hold a lump when squeezed in your fist.

Add 4 tablespoons of yogurt into the mixture and mix until it turns wet.

Gradually add water to form a dough, being careful not to knead too much.

Let the dough rest for around 20 to 30 minutes.

Prepare the sugar syrup by adding 1 cup of sugar, 4 to 5 cracked green cardamoms, and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice into a pot.

Add 2 cups of water to the pot and let it boil to create a thin syrup.

After boiling for about 10 minutes, check the syrup consistency and then turn off the flame to cool it down.

After 30 minutes, take a small portion of dough and roll it into a ball, then give it a thumb impression to shape it.

Heat oil for deep frying until hot.

Drop the dough balls into the hot oil, frying in two batches to allow them to puff up.

Do not touch them for the first 5 minutes; let them fry undisturbed.

After 5 minutes, flip them over to fry the other side.

Continue frying on low flame for about 20 minutes until they are golden brown.

Remove the fried balls from the oil and dip them into the cooled sugar syrup briefly, then remove immediately to avoid soaking them.

Garnish with chopped almonds before serving.

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