Tulumba Tatlisi', also known as 'Balah el Sham', is a traditional Turkish fried dough dessert famous for its crispy texture and syrupy sweetness.

This popular street food is made from mini choux pastry dough balls, piped into cold oil, fried, and then dipped in sweet syrup.

To make this delicious street food, you only need a few  ingredients you might already have. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full list of ingredients.

Prepare the syrup and set it aside to let it cool. To make the dough, combine water, sugar, salt, and vegetable oil, then bring to a boil. add the flour while stirring continuously.

Once the dough has cooled, transfer it to the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Add the eggs to the dough one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.

Next, incorporate vanilla paste, white wine vinegar, and starch into the mixture, stirring well. Transfer the dough into a piping bag.

Pour vegetable or sunflower oil into a deep saucepan. Pipe dough pieces about 2 inches - 4 centimeters in size into the cold oil.

Place the saucepan over low heat and let them gently fry until they double in size. Fry the dough pieces until they turn golden brown and crispy.

Transfer the fried dough pieces to the cold syrup, give them a good stir, and let them soak for 3-4 minutes before serving.

Remove the Tulumba from the sweet syrup onto a serving plate and garnish with ground nuts before serving. Click on 'learn more' for the full recipe with expert tips.