Badusha

For this Diwali...

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour/Maida: 1½ Cup

Ghee: 1/4 Cup
Yogurt: 2 Tea Spoon
Baking Soda: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Water: 1/4 Cup
For Sugar Syrup
Sugar: 1 Cup
Water: 1/4 Cup
Cardamom Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Lime juice: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Oil/Ghee: For deep frying

Cooking Time: 25 Minutes
Preparation Time: 1 Hour

Method

Sieve all purpose flour and baking soda and put it in a wide bowl
To this add curd and ghee

Mix well with your hands it will look like bread crumbs

Now add water little by little and make a thick dough

Cover with a wet towel and keep it aside for 1 hour

For making sugar syrup
Add sugar and water to a pan and boil till it becomes one thread consistency

Once the consistency is achieved remove from fire and add lime juice. (Refer notes about one thread consistency)

Keep the sugar on hot water bath as the sugar syrup has to be warm while adding fried badusha
Heat oil/ghee for frying the badushas.  The oil should be hot but not smoky.  Once the oil is heated well reduce the flame to medium
Pinch out small lemon sized balls from the dough
Flatten it in your palms and make a dent in the center with your finger

Deep fry the badushas in medium flame until it becomes light brown in color

Once done drain off the oil and add it to the sugar syrup and let it stay in it for some time

Remove on to a plate and if you wish to can add some chopped nuts on top and serve

Note:

How to check one thread consistency of sugar syrup
When the sugar syrup is boiling dip a wooden spatula in the syrup and then remove it
Wait for a few seconds and then touch the sugar syrup on the spatula with your forefinger and then slowly touch the forefinger with your thumb and then pull apart gently

If you see a single thread is formed without breaking then the sugar syrup has achieved the correct texture