Balushahi

Ingredients (18)

• for balushahi dough:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup ghee
• ¼ cup fresh curd
• 8 to 9 tablespoons cold water
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• for sugar syrup:
• 1 heaped cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• ½ to 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 10 to 12 saffron strands
• a few drops of lemon juice
• other ingredient:
• oil or ghee for deep frying,
• for garnish:
• 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios