Jalebi

Jalebi

Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Recipe Category: Dessert
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 15 mins| Author: Rasmi Menon

Jalebi is a popular Indian dessert served during festivals and special occasions .Today we are going to make this delicious delicacy at home…

Jalebi

Ingredients

All-purpose flour-1/2 cup

Corn flour-1tsp

Curd-1/2 cup

Ghee/hot oil-1tsp

Cooking soda-a pinch

Yellow food colour as needed

Water as needed

Oil for frying

 For sugar syrup,

Sugar-3/4 or 1 cup

Water-3/4 cup

Lemon juice-1/2 or 1 tsp

Cardamom powder-1/4tsp (optional)

Saffron strands as needed

Preparation

·         Mix all-purpose flour, corn flour, curd, ghee, cooking soda, yellow food colour in a bowl and make a semi thick batter by adding water.

·         Keep it in warm place for overnight or 12 hours until it ferments.

·         In the morning whisk the batter and add water if it’s too thick.

·         Now for making sugar syrup, boil sugar with water until one string consistency.

·         Then add lemon juice and saffron strands. keep the sugar syrup warm while you make the jalebis.

·         To fry jalebis, heat oil in a pan.

·         Now in a zip lock bag or squeeze bottle (with a small tip) fill the batter and draw circles from inside to outside in the oil (remember to keep the low flame, else you can’t draw circles in it.)

·         Fry on both sides till it become crisp and then add jalebis immediately to the hot sugar syrup.

·         Soak both sides for 2 to 3 mins and then drain it.

·         Transfer it to a serving plate.

Yummy yummy jalebis are ready to serve.

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