500g all purpose flour
3/4 tsp soda bicarbonate
125g ghee or butter
2-3 tbsp yogurt
500g sugar
2 cups water
750g ghee for frying
Cold water for kneading
For decoration:
10g chopped pista
6-8 cardamoms, powdered
A few silver sheets

Balushahi

1. Sieve the flour & soda bicarbonate together twice.
2. Rub 125g ghee into the flour lightly. Add yogurt, cold water gradually and prepare a very light dough. Cover with a dry cloth.
3. Boil together the sugar and water. Prepare a thick sugar syrup.
4. For frying, heat ghee in a pan. Remove from heat and cool to a lukewarm stage. Again keep on a low flame.
5. Divide the dough into 30 balls. Flatten them slightly and press each with the thumb at the center.
6. Deep fry on a slow flame till half done on both the sides. Fry to golden brown on medium flame.
7. When cold, dip in the sugar syrup. Arrange on a tray and decorate with chopped pista, cardamom powder and silver sheets.