Jalebi Recipe (Indian Dessert)

 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups All purpose flour (maida)
• 11/2 tbsp fine grained semolina or rice flour
•  1/4th tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp curd (plain yogurt)
• 11/4th cups warm water
• 1/2 tsp saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered
• 3 cups sugar
• 22/3rd cups water
• 1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
• 11/2 tbsp kewra water or rose water
• Ghee or vegetable oil for frying

 

How to make jalebi:

• Mix the flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd and 3/4th cup of the water in a bowl (preferably a ceramic bowl).
• Mix well with a whisk. Mix well and then add remaining water and 1/8th tsp. of saffron powder, and whisk until smooth.
• Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment.
• Whisk thoroughly before use.
• Prepare one string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water. Just before the syrup is ready add saffron and cardamom powder.
• Heat oil in a kadhai. Pour the batter in a steady stream ( or coconut shell with a hole) into the kadhai to form coils. Make a few at a time.
• Deep fry them until they are golden and crisp all over but not brown. Remove from the kadhai and drain on kitchen paper and immerse in the syrup.
• Leave for at least 4-5 minutes so that they soak the syrup.
• Take the jalebi out of syrup and serve hot.