Balah el Sham (Egyptian churros). Learn how to cook Egyptian Balah El Sham Recipe. This is one of my best Egyptian desserts that my sister used to make while we were growing up. Serve hot or cooled. enjoy it.
In my searching,I discovered that In some western countries like spain,they call it Churros and they dip it in chocolate.
Balah El Sham is one of those old as time pastries with a million names, depending on where you are.
It's popular in most parts of the Middle East, and some Eastern European countries in different forms.
You can have Balah el Sham (Egyptian churros) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Balah el Sham (Egyptian churros)
- It's 1 cup of milk.
- Prepare 3/4 of cup+ 1 tbsp flour.
- You need 1 tbsp of butter.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 2 of large or 3 small eggs.
- Prepare of For sugar syrup:.
- You need 1 1/4 cup of sugar.
- It's 1 cup of water.
- It's 1 tbsp of rose water/ lemon juice/ orange syrup.
- It's 3-4 of green cardamoms.
- It's of For decorating:.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of pistachios / dry fruit of your choice powder.
Like churros, it's essentially fried pate a choux that gets a dunk in sugar syrup. Balah el Sham is typically a fluffy choux pastry, fried then dunked in the heavy syrup. It is so sweet, but you can just drizzle it with some honey for a lighter variation. Making Balah el sham has been on my bucket list for a long time.
Balah el Sham (Egyptian churros) instructions
- In a sauce pan add milk and butter and let the butter melt..
- Add the flour and mix well with the help of a whisk/ spatula. You can mix it away from flame and then cook it on flame for 30 seconds. The dough will come together..
- Now remove it in a separate bowl and add eggs one at a time till the eggs are mixed well. Use electric beater, hand whisk or a wooden spatula. Mix till the dough comes together again..
- Now take a piping bag or any plastic mold you have and fill it with the dough..
- Now pre heat oil for deep frying. Add the batter while cutting with scissors the lenght you desire. Oil should be medium hot..
- Now cook on medium low flame for 3-4 minutes. When they turn golden brown, remove in a bowl..
- Now dip them into prepared sugar syrup, toss and remove..
- Decorate with pistachios powder and serve..
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