Badusha/ Balushahi

Badusha / Balushahi ( Airfried Version)

Badusha / Balushahi are crispy, flaky from outside and soft, juicy from inside. This is a very popular sweet recipe which is made in India for festivals like Diwali, Dusshera, Holi etc. 

I'm sure we all try to make healthy, simple, easy recipes for festivals...this is made with whole wheat flour and jaggery syrup which is Airfried. The same recipe can also be deep fried / baked.

With this measurement you will get 15-17 badusha's.

Notes:

* You can bake these badusha's @ same temperature as mentioned below.

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat flour - 1 cup / 130 gms

Ghee / melted butter - 1/2 cup

Curd - 2 tablespoons

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Jaggery - 3/4 - 1 cup

Chilled Water - 1/2- 3/4 cup (125 ml)

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

# Cream ghee, curd and baking soda.

# Add whole wheat flour mix well. Sprinkle chilled water make a dough. Donot knead just bring together.

# Cover the dough, let it rest for 10-15 minutes.

# Boil jaggery and water. Filter it to remove impurities. 

# Boil for 5-7 minutes, add cardamom. You need 1 string consistency. Switch off.

# Preheat Airfrier@140'c for 5-7 minutes.

# Make lemon size balls and press gently in the centre.

# Arrange them in Airfrier and fry @ 140'c for 20 minutes.

# Once badusha's are fried soak them in warm jaggery syrup for just 10 minutes.

# After 10 minutes arrange them in a plate and allow it to rest for 1-2 hrs.

Serve Badusha's and provide your comments.

Thank U!