Jalebi
Jalebi is a popular Indian dessert made with maida and sugar syrup. Served during festivals and special occasions, everyone loved this dessert recipe.
Course
Desserts
Cuisine
Indian
Servings
Prep Time
10
1.30
hours
Cook Time
30
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
10
1.30
hours
Cook Time
30
minutes
Ingredients
for jalebi batter:
½
cup
All purpose flour / Maida
1
tsp
corn flour
¼
tsp
baking soda
½
tsp
Vinegar
1
tsp
Yogurt (Curd)
Water
as required
for sugar syrup:
¼
cup
Water
1
cup
sugar
¼
tsp
saffron strands / kesar (optional) ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder
other ingredients:
1
tbsp
ghee
Oil
for deep frying
Instructions
in a mixing bowl, mix maida, corn flour, curd.
then add half tsp vinegar and water.
mix well in round circular directions for 4 minutes.
now add baking soda and give a gentle mix.
now pour this batter in the tomato ketchup bottles carefully.
heat oil in a pan and add 1 tbsp of ghee.
squeeze the bottle and make round spirals with the batter.
when one side is partly cooked, turn over and fry the other side.
fry till the jalebis are a light golden.
then immediately drop the fried jalebis in the warm sugar syrup for 30 seconds (1 string consistency).
finally, serve jalebis hot, warm or at room temperature.