Badhusha

Badhusha is a traditional dessert originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is similar to a glazed doughnut in terms of ingredients, but differs in texture and taste. This article discusses the Badhusha.

• All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 ½ cup
• Soft Unsalted Butter – ¼ cup
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Thick Unsour Curd / Yogurt – 2 tbsp
• Baking Soda / Cooking Soda – ½ tsp
• Sugar – 2 tsp
• Water as needed
• Oil for Deep Frying
• Pistachio for sprinkling on top
• For Sugar Syrup:
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Water – 1 cup
• Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Preparation 

• Firstly, Take butter, oil, sugar, curd, baking soda in a bowl and mix well. Once it is mixed, add in flour and mix well, to it resembles bread crumbs
• Secondly, Now add in water little by little and mix well to a soft dough. Allow this dough to rest for 15 mins while you make the sugar syrup.
• Thirdly, Take sugar and water in a pan and mix well. Put it on heat and bring it to boil. Cook till it reaches one string consistency.
• Fourthly, If you take some syrup between your thumb and fore finger and strech it a string should form.
• Fifthly, This is the stage, now add in cardamom powder and keep the syrup warm. Dont boil too much.
• Sixthly, Now take the dough and divide it into small balls. Take a ball, flatten it and make a hole in the center.
• Seventhly, Make all the dough like this.
• Eighthly, Now heat oil for deep frying. The oil should never smoke..First test the oil, drop a small dough into the oil, first it should sink , then rises immediately.
• Ninthly, This is the right consistency.
• Tenthly, Drop 4 to 5 badusha at a time and immediately decrease the heat to the lowest as possible and cook for 7 to 10 mins till is light golden coloured and cooked
• Next, Don’t increase the flame.
• Also, It should be always on low.
• Now drain it and add it to the syrup
• Let it soak for 2 mins.
• Also, Drain it and set aside
• Take some chopped pista and sprinkle over the badusha
• Lastly, Leave the basusha for 2 hours them enjoy

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