Flower Balushahi (Sweet)

Flower balushahi

In a form of Lotus flower.!!

Crispy and crunchy from outside and sweet from inside..!!

Recipe

For red dough

Maida 1 cup

Baking powder 1/4 tsp

Yogurt 1 tbsp

Ghee 2 tsp

Food color(red +orange) 1/2 tsp

Warm water

Method:

Mix all the ingredients and make a smooth dough.

Leave for 15 to 20 mins.

For yellow dough

Maida (White flour) 1 cup

Baking powder 1/4 tsp

Yogurt 1 tbsp

Ghee 2 tsp

Food color yellow 1/2 tsp

Warm water

Method :

Mix all the ingredients and make a smooth dough

Leave for 15 to 20

Now make small balls or pairhas (flour balls)

Make equal quantity of balls from each dough..

Now roll red ball in circles,put yellow ball over red dough..

Cover yellow dough from red dough.

In the same make all pairhas..

Now with a sharp knife make 3 cuts..

Fry in a medium hot oil or ghee for 20 to 25 min. Until done.

(please check comment section for method pics)

Once fried.. Put them in sugar syrup for 2-5 mins..

Sugar syrup should be little warm

Take out from syrup, sprinkle almonds and pistachios.

Sugar syrup

Sugar 2 cups

Water 2 cup

Cardamon powder 1/4 tsp

Method

Put all the ingredients in a pan, and cook until one string is formed in syrup.
By:  Kashmala Sikendar

PALAK PANEER (Spinach with cheese)

400 grams spinach 

1 medium onion finely chopped 

1/2 tsp turmeric powder 

Salt to taste 

1 tsp red chili flakes 

2 tbsp cream +2 tbsp garnish 

300 grams cottage cheese cut into squares and fry 

1/2 tsp sugar 

1 large tomato finely chopped 

1 tbsp crushed garlic 

1/2 cumin seeds 

1 tbsp lemon juice 

2 green chillies finely chopped 

1 tsp coriander powder 

3/4 tsp garam masala ( powder )

1/4 cup milk

FOR BHAGAR:

Oil 3 tbsp 

1 tsp cumin seeds 

4 whole red chillies

What is Garam masala 

METHOD:

Blanch the spinach leaves by putting them in boiling water with little salt 2 -3 minutes. Take them out and put them in cold water. 

Puree the spinach leaves in a blender.

Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds fry add crushed garlic and onion fry until light golden, add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, red chili flakes, coriander powder, salt, sugar and garam masala powder mix well. 

Cover and cook till the water of the tomatoes dries up and it becomes very soft. Increase the heat to high, add pureed spinach, lemon juice and cook one minute. Now add cream and milk mix well cook 2-3 minutes paneer and green chillies, dish out pour bhagar garnish with cream. Enjoy!

By: Rukhsana Abdullah