balushahi | badusha is a traditional Indian sweet made with all-purpose flour, ghee, yogurt, sugar. It is mainly prepared in Deepavali.

Unlike other sweets, badusha has a moderate sweetness, that makes the sweet so delicious. After a few trial and error, I found a perfect badusha recipe that gives you soft, flaky, layered badusha for sure.

balushahi otherwise called sweetened Indian donut | badusha is the name widely used in South India. So let us see how to make balushahi | badusha with video recipe as well as written recipe with step pictures.

Let us get in to the recipe of balushahi | badusha:

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balushahi | badusha

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

resting time 20

Total Time 45

Servings: 15 pieces

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

For making the dough:

2 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
a pinch salt
½ cup ghee
½ cup curd/ yogurt (whisked)

For making sugar syrup:

2 cup sugar
1 cup water
¼ tsp cardamom powder
a pinch saffron strands

oil for deep frying

Method

For making the dough:

Firstly, take 2 cups of All-purpose flour, add in 1/2 tsp of baking soda, and a pinch of salt, give it a nice mix
Then pour 1/2 cup of ghee and 1/2 cup of curd, mix well
add few drops of water to make the dough (do not knead)
cover it with damp cloth
leave it for 20 minutes

For making sugar syrup:

In a pan 2 cups of sugar, and 1 cup of water
bring into boil, heat it till it reaches half-string consistency (just to be sticky in fingers)

Shape up the badusha:

After 20 minutes, take the dough, place it over the mat/cutting pad, stretch it as shown in the picture
cut into small equal portions
take a portion, place it over the palm, just rotate the dough to make, circular shape, press it at the centre, it is ready to fry

For frying: