Badusha

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Badusha Recipe

Soft and creamy badushas
Prep Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 20 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups All purpose flour Maida
  • 1 cup Thick curd/yoghurt
  • 3/4 cup Ghee
  • Baking soda(sodium bi-carb) - 1 tsp, sodium
  • 1/2 tsp Lime juice
  • Essence A few drops, preferably Ross
  • Ghee or ghee and oil mix for deep frying

For garnishing:-

Instructions
 

  • For preparing badusha recipe, first sieve together baking soda and flour.
  • Crush the nuts and keep aside.
  • Beat the curd and add little sugar and ghee to make a foaming consistency.
  • In a food processor, pour this liquid and add the flour mix and blend for 2 - 3 mins.
  • :- No need to add water. If needed, add only curd.
  • Make it into a spongy dough.
  • Make small lemon size balls and roll in between palms hardly
  • :- The badushas gets smooth & creamy inside, slightly layered.
  • Make balls off the whole dough and press to flatten a bit and make depression in center with thumb.
  • Cover with a damp cloth and keep it in the fridge for 10 mins.
  • Prepare the syrup of 2 string consistency and keep it warm.
  • Add Ross essence and lemon juice.
  • Take the badushas from the fridge and keep it in the room temperature for 2 mins.
  • Heat ghee in a pan.
  • Put 3 - 4 badushas into it and simmer the flame to medium.
  • Let them cook on a low heat to golden brown.
  • Remove from ghee when it¦s done and drop it one by one into the syrup.
  • Allow it to soak for 12 -15 mins.
  • Place them in a wide plate and sprinkle nuts and saffron strings over. sieve together baking soda and flour.
  • For layered badushas:-
  • Take all ingredients as for the above recipe.
  • Make the syrup thicker than above.
  • When it is boiling, add a tsp milk to it.
  • :- The dust will float on the surface. Take it out with a spoon.
  • Divide the whole dough into 2 parts.
  • Roll it out into a big thin roti.
  • Apply ghee and rice flour upon it.
  • Roll it like a mat and on every turn, apply ghee and rice flour.
  • Press a little with the rolling pin.
  • Cut into 1 1/2" pieces and take each piece and press to flatten a bit and make depression in center with thumb.
  • Heat the ghee in a pan and keep the flame in medium.
  • Drop 3 - 4 of them into the hot ghee.
  • Deep fry them on a low flame, till they turn golden.
  • Dip them in the thick syrup for 8 - 10 mins.
  • Place badushas in a wide plate and sprinkle nuts or roasted coconut strings.
  • :- Check the heat of the ghee time to time. Otherwise, badushas may get burned. :- If u r using ghee for frying, the taste will be awesome. But you can use ghee and oil mix to reduce your heath problems. :- Try these out and make your own badushas at home.
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