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Indian sweet Balushahi Detailed recipe. Balushahi is an Indian dessert that have an appearance like donuts. They are crispy and flaky and soft from inside. Balushahi is everyone’s favorite as they melt in the mouth.

Its made specially for Holi but you can make this on any occasion. This recipe is very simple and less time consuming. So lets prepare Balushahi

Ingredients (Makes around 14- 16 balushahis)

All purpose flour- 3 cups
Baking soda- 1/2 tsp
Ghee(Clarified butter)- 1/2 cup
Yogurt- 8 tbsp
Salt- 1 tsp
Water- 2 tbsp(for dough)
Sugar- 2 cup
Water- 1 cup
Cardamom powder- 1 tsp(optional)
Saffron strands- few(optional)
Ghee- for frying

Method

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In a bowl, add all purpose flour, baking soda, salt and yogurt. Crumble it well.
Add ghee.
Crumble it well . Do not over mix it.
Add 2 tbsp water. Gather it into a dough. Do not knead it too much otherwise. Let it set for 10 – 15 mins.
For sugar syrup-In a saucepan, add sugar and a cup of water. Let it boil on a medium flame.
Boil the sugar syrup until its thick. Add cardamom powder and saffron strands if you want. We don’t need 2 string consistency of syrup. It should be little thin so that the balushahis gets soaked in it very well. (Tip- add a little bit of lemon juice so the syrup will not crystallize)
When the dough has set, make small balls of dough. Take a ball and press it in the centre so that it cooks well.
Make this of complete dough in the same way.
Heat ghee in a frying pan. Add ghee enough that balushahis gets dipped in it.
Add the balushahi balls in cold ghee and fry them on a low flame to acheive a flaky balushahi.
Balushahi will start floating over the ghee. Do not flip them.
When the balushahi start turning golden brown, turn them.
Fry them till they are complete golden brown.
When done, remove them and let it cool.
When they are cool , dip them in sugar syrup. Gently remove them from syrup.
Garnish with some chopped pistachios

Balushahis are ready. Enjoy with your friends and family.

Apple Pie is loved by everyone. This is a quick and easy method of making apple pie. Apple pie is a perfect dessert and you can make this for Christmas.

Here I have used my own way of making upper crust. I depends on what type of crust you want. I preferred to cook the apple filling and then baking of the pie. I have already shared the recipe of making pie crust. Here’s the link Pie Crust

Served along with whipped cream. Lets start making Apple pie

Ingredients-

Apples- 4 or 5, big
Castor sugar- 1 cup
Melted butter- 4 tbsp(unsalted, if salted then do not use salt)
Cinnamon powder- 1 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Glaze- 1 teaspoon honey and one teaspoon water

Method-

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Wash apples. Peel and cut them in medium pieces.
Heat a pan. Add butter and chopped apples. Saute for a min.
Then add Castor sugar. Saute the apples
When the sugar turns into liquid, add cinnamon powder. Mix well.
Then add the corn starch. Mix immediately.
Let it cook for 5 mins. Then turn down the flame. Remove the apple filling and let it cool down completely.
Bake your pie crust.
Roll out pie dough for upper crust. Cut out stripes with the help of knife.
Place your apple filing on pie crust. Now keep strips on one side lengthwise.
Now keep other strips from the opposite sides as shown.
Preheat the oven . Bake the Apple pie at 180° for 15 to 20 Mins.
When done, remove the pie and let it cool to remove it from pie plate.
Brush the pie with honey and water for shine on your pie. Serve with whipped cream or dust some icing sugar.