Traditional Jalebi

Traditional Jalebi

Jalebi or Jilapi is a sweet popular in countries of South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and East Africa. It is made by deep-frying flour batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are soaked in sugar syrup.

Ingredients:

For batter

•          1 cup Maida


•          2 tbsp Corn flour


•          ¾ cup plain Yogurt


•          ½ tsp Baking Soda


•          2 tbsp melted Ghee or Oil


•          A pinch of Turmeric powder

•          Water, as needed


For Sugar syrup

•           1 cup Sugar

•           ½ cup Water

•           1tsp Lemon juice

       And

•           Oil/ ghee for frying

•          3-4 threads Saffron

Method:

•          Whisk together all the batter ingredients in a medium bowl to form a thick batter.

•          Cover the bowl and leave the batter to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours or overnight.

•          To begin with make sugar syrup, take sugar and water in a saucepan. Boil them till the sugar dissolves and forms one string consistency which you rub some syrup with your thumb and index finger and stretch it a thread forms and that is single thread consistency. At this point add lemon juice and Saffron. And off the flame.

•          Now transfer the batter to a ketchup bottle or a Ziploc bag.

•          Heat Oil in a kadai, once the Oil is hot turn the ketchup bottle upside down and make quick round swirls in the oil.

•          In a very low flame fry the jalebis ,flipping both the sides till crispy.

•          Once fried transfer the jalebis to the prepared sugar syrup and soak them just for1 to 2 min and them remove them quickly in a plate.

•          Repeat the same for the rest of the jalebi batter.

•          Serve it as a dessert.

Recipe Credit: From a cooking book.

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