Badushah
Also known as Balushahi · Veg · Sweets & Desserts
Good for: Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Party
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A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Badushah, or balushahi: a ghee-rich maida dough fried slowly until crisp and dipped in saffron cardamom syrup. Makes 8 servings in 70 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
10 itemsBaking Powder1 pinch
Salt1 pinch
Ghee¼ cup
Water6 tbsp
Sugar¾ cup
Cardamom Powder¼ tsp
Saffron10 strands
Sunflower OilFor Deep Frying
Maida1.50 cup
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 8. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 261kcal | 2088kcal |
| Protein | 2.7g | 22g |
| Carbohydrate | 40g | 322g |
| Fat | 10g | 80g |
| Fibre | 0.7g | 5.6g |
| Sugar | 20g | 158g |
Cookd masalas for maida
Method
- 1
In a bowl, add the maida,baking powder and salt, mix well. Add ghee and crumble until the texture resembles crumbs.
Baking PowderSaltGheeMaida
- 2
Add water and clump together a soft dough. Cover and rest for 30 mins.
Water
- 3
Boil the sugar with water and add the cardamom powder and saffron soaked in 2 tbsp of hot water to the syrup and mix well, bring to one string consistency. Cover and retain the heat of the syrup.
SugarWaterCardamom PowderSaffron
- 4
Portion into small roundels and make a hole with your finger in the center of each.
- 5
Fry the badushah in a low heat until crispy and golden brown, about 18-20 mins. Turn them gently mid way through.
Sunflower Oil
- 6
Dip the fried Badushah in the warm sugar syrup for 5-10 mins and strain them. Cool and serve.
Before you start
- How long does Badushah take?
- 1 hour 10 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 50 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Badushah serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Badushah vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Badushah spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Badushah?
- 1.50 cup Maida, ¼ cup Ghee, ¾ cup Sugar, ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder, 10 strands Saffron, For Deep Frying Sunflower Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Badushah?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Badushah?
- About 261 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- C
A Cookd cookFebruary 2022
it came so well, that just bought from bakery.
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