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
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1 cup Maida
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2 tbsp Corn flour
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¾ cup plain Yogurt
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½ tsp Baking Soda
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2 tbsp melted Ghee or Oil
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A pinch of Turmeric powder
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Water, as needed
For Sugar syrup
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1 cup Sugar
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½ cup Water
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1tsp Lemon juice
And
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Oil/ ghee for frying
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3-4 threads Saffron
Method:
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Whisk together all the batter
ingredients in a medium bowl to form a thick batter.
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Cover the bowl and leave the batter
to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours or overnight.
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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.
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Now transfer the batter to a
ketchup bottle or a Ziploc bag.
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Heat Oil in a kadai, once the Oil
is hot turn the ketchup bottle upside down and make quick round swirls in the
oil.
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In a very low flame fry the jalebis ,flipping both the sides till crispy.
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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.
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Repeat the same for the rest of the
jalebi batter.
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Serve it as a dessert.
Recipe Credit: From a cooking
book.
Cook Tip:
