Recipes · Indian · Desserts
Balushahi (Indian Glazed Sweet Pastry)
One serving has 279 kcal and 3 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (22%). Ready in 55 minutes.
- Preparation: 40 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (83.4 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 8 g Ghee
- 5 g Yogurt, plain
- 0.3 g Baking soda
- 25 g Sugar
- 15 g Water
- 0.1 g Cardamom
Method
- Makes 1 balushahi; multiply by 8 for a batch.
- Rub the ghee into the flour and baking soda until crumbly, then work in the yogurt just until a soft, slightly cracked dough forms; do not knead hard. Rest 15 minutes.
- Shape into a small flattened ball with a slight dimple in the center.
- Heat a little extra ghee or oil to a low 140-150 °C (285-300 °F) and fry the pastry slowly, turning occasionally, for 12-15 minutes until deep golden and cooked through to the center.
- Meanwhile boil the sugar, water and cardamom into a light syrup.
- Drain the fried pastry briefly, then soak in the warm syrup 5-10 minutes before lifting out to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 279 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 48.2 g | |
| Water | 23 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.84 g | 3% |
| Protein | 3.3 g | 7% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.09 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.12 g | |
| Leucine | 0.23 g | |
| Lysine | 0.08 g | |
| Methionine | 0.06 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.17 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.1 g | |
| Valine | 0.14 g | |
| Histidine | 0.07 g | |
| Fat | 8.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.42 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.3 g | |
| Saturated | 5.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 21.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 11.9 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.05 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.4 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 7.6 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.23 mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 37.6 mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 41.9 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 10.4 µg | 19% |
| Sodium | 86 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.25 mg | 3% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.16 mg | 15% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.15 mg | 3% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.02 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 55.3 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.02 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 2.5 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 68.5 µg | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 0.05 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.1 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.79 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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