Jalebi
Cook Time
20-25 Min
Level
Easy
Yield
4-6 persons
Indian dessert sweet, crisp and delicious. A little difficult to cook inright shape,round curles, however, it is among the best dessert thatis made in North India.
Ingredients for Jalebi :
- 2 cups self raising flour
- Few strands saffron
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- Edible orange food colour
- 2 tbsps rose water
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup yogurt
- Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil for deep frying
- 1 cup sugar
Method to prepare Jalebi :
Mix the flour and yogurt, add a pinch of baking powder into it. Keep aside for 24 hours to ferment.
Pour batter into a ketchup dispensing bottle.
To make sugar syrup(used for sweetening): Melt the sugar with the rose water and boil to get a one thread consistency. To check for one thread consistency,
carefully dip the tip of your index finger into the syrup, touch your finger and thumb together and gently tease apart. If one thread is formed between your
finger and thumb the syrup is done.
Turn off fire, add the saffron strands and cardamom and stir well.
Heat the oil in a deep pan. To test for the right temperature, drop a small amount of batter into the oil. If it sizzles and rises to the top of the oil, the oil
is hot enough. Keep the flame on medium heat at all times to ensure all round cooking of the jalebis.
Now hold the ketchup dispenser over the hot oil and squeeze the batter into the oil into a wiggly, randomly coiled circle. Squeeze out several at a time.
Fry till light golden and then remove and put directly into the sugar syrup.
Allow to soak for 2-3 minutes and then remove.
Serve warm.
