Badusha

Badusha is a famous  South Indian sweet made with all purpose flour and sugar.In North India this sweet is known as Balushahi.It is having a flaky texture coated with sugar syrup.Usually this is made during diwali.I got this tempting and easy recipe from "lovefromkitchen" by Nawal.

Ingredients

All purpose flour – 2 cups

Baking powder – ½ tsp

Baking soda – a pinch

Powdered sugar – 1 tbs

Salt – a pinch

Butter/Ghee – 75g(at room temp)

Yogurt – 1 tbs

Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

Water – to knead

Oil for frying

For syrup

Sugar – 250g

Water – 1 cup

Method

1.Take a bowl and sieve flour,baking powder,baking soda,powdered sugar and salt.

2. Then add butter/ghee,yogurt,cardamom powder and crumble altogether with hand,then add water and knead into a dough till soft and stops sticking,Cover the dough and keep it aside for 30 minutes.

3. Prepare the sugar syrup by boiling  water and sugar till it reaches one string consistency.

4.Take the dough and make small size balls and flatten them. Make a small depression at the center of the flattened dough and deep fry them until golden brown colour.

5. Remove from the oil and  soak them in the sugar syrup till the next batch is ready.

6. Now remove the badusha from the sugar syrup and serve this sweet, hot or chilled.

Garnish with almonds,cashews or with saffron strands…
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Paneer Tikka Masala

Paneer Tikka Masala is a popular north indian vegetarian cuisine. In this dish paneer is marinated in a yogurt mixture and then cooked in a spicy and creamy sauce.It is having a smoky flavour..i love that taste.Chicken tikka masala is a very popular tasty non-veg dish,so here is the vegetarian version of it.A delicious,rich and flavorful dish,which is very easy to cook.
Reference: Vahrehvah

Ingredients

For marination

Paneer cubes – 200g

Cubed capsicum – 1

Cubed tomato – 1

Cubed onion – 1

Thick yogurt – 4 tbs

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Kasturi methi powder –  ½ tsp

Lemon juice –  ½ tsp

Salt as required

Oil – 1 tbs

For tikka masala

Oil – 1 tbs

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Finely chopped onion – 1

Tomato puree – ¾ - 1 cup

Turmeric powder –  a pinch

Chilli powder –  1 tsp

Coriander powder –  1 tsp

Cumin powder – ½  tsp

Garam masala – ¼  tsp

Fresh cream – 3 tbs

Oil – 1 tbs

Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbs

Salt as required

Method

1.In a bowl put all the cubed vegetables and paneer,then add all the given  ingredients under marination.Mix all together and marinate for 1-2 hrs.

2. Heat a non stick pan and toast the marinated paneer and vegetables on medium flame till golden brown and keep it aside.

3.Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds,when it crackles add chopped onion,saute it till slight brown,then add ginger garlic paste and saute it for few minutes.

4.Now add the tomato puree and all the spices turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder,cumin powder and garam masala powder,then mix well altogether.Add little water and cook for 2-3 minutes.

5.Add the toasted paneer and vegetables to the gravy and cook for few minutes in low flame.

6.If you think the gravy is too thick, add water according to your consistency.When it reaches the right consistency add the fresh cream and stir in.Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

 

Serve hot with naan,chapathi,pulao or paratha..
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