Saatta or amchi Badhusha is a popular sweet made for many celebrations at homes or for functions , This was generally used to be made by Ranpis ( cooks) in large amounts whenever there was a function or wedding in the family . Nowadays we are able to make at our home itself albeit even in small amounts .So let’s see the recipe . This does need a little patience but the results are so satisfying that your family will thoroughly enjoy this sweet . Go through the Notes too to know all the tips given .

Ingredients :-

• Maida – 1 heaped cup
• Unsalted Butter – 1 scooped tablespoon
• Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
• Curds ( sweet ) – 1 tbsp.
• Sugar – 1 level cup
• Water – 1/2 cup

Method :-

1. Measure out a heaped cup of maida . butter , baking soda & curds
2. Take a bowl and add the butter , The butter should be at room temperature. Just scoop out a heaped tbsp of it (which should be around 50 gms). Now add the baking soda & mix them well with a spoon or better still with your hands. Whisk the batter in one direction only for about 5-7 minutes.
3. Whisk until it has changed colour & become fluffy.
4. Now add the heaped cup of maida. Mix well with your hands so that the maida mix looks like bread crumbs.
5. Now add the curds & mix well. Sprinkle just a little water in the mixture carefully to make a smooth soft dough .
6. Let it rest for 5 minutes .
7. Pinch small portions of the dough, keeping a portion in your palms knead to a smooth ball without any cracks. Flatten the ball slightly and then press with your thumb to make a deep depression in the centre.
8. Take care to see that the balls are smooth without much cracks. This is because when you fry – the cracks may open up and your saatta s may break messing up the oil.
9. Heat the oil to medium heat . and drop a pinch of the dough to test , If it rises up lower flame to low and drop three to four pieces .
10. They should rise only very slowly to the top . flip over carefully and let cook slowly . so that the insides too get well cooked .
11. Remove from the oil and let the excess oil drain .
12. Finish frying all the saattas, and let them cool off by themselves. Do not use the ceiling fan to cool them as then the texture will change & wont be flaky.
13. Add 1/2 cup of water in a pan. Add the sugar . Mix well and let the syrup boil vigorously till it reaches the one string stage.
14. Switch off and let cool .
15. When the saattas and the syrup are only slightly warm, add two or three of them at a time in the syrup .
16. Cover them well in the syrup for about 30 seconds and move the saattas to a separate plate to cool off.
17. Now stack them as shown in the pic below – to cool .
18. This gives a glossy look . If you want a white sugar coating then heat the sugar syrup to two string level . then you will get saattas this way like in the pic below .
19. Try this for this New year and enjoy with family & friends .

Enjoy the sweet Saattas with your family & friends .

Notes :-

1. The unsalted butter should be at room temperature . Whisk only in one direction .
2. Just mix to a soft dough , No need to knead it much .
3. The oil should be of medium heat . otherwise the outside will be cooked while the insides will remain uncooked .
4. There will be some sugar syrup left .Since you need to cover them well we are using a little more syrup than needed . You may use it to make any other sweet .( I used it for making Gulab jamuns ).
5. You may omit the curds totally & use only water too.