Gujarati Jalebi

Name: Gujarati Jalebi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 1/3 teaspoons yogurt; 1 pinch orange food color; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 green cardamom pods; 3-4 saffron strands; 1 pinch orange food color; Oil or ghee as needed for frying jalebi; 3-4 almonds, chopped for garnish

Rafiqua Shama @rafiquashama

Today, I made jalebi in the Gujarati style. They turned out crispy and delicious.

Rafiqua Shama @rafiquashama

Today, I made jalebi in the Gujarati style. They turned out crispy and delicious.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3-4 servings

1 cupall-purpose flour
2 1/3 teaspoonsyogurt
1 pinchorange food color
1/4 teaspoonbaking powder
1 1/2 cupssugar
2green cardamom pods
3-4saffron strands
1 pinchorange food color
Oil or ghee as needed for frying jalebi
3-4almonds, chopped for garnish

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First, make the syrup. In a pot, add sugar and 1 cup of water. Bring it to a boil, then add saffron strands and peeled cardamom pods. Cook until the sugar dissolves and the syrup becomes sticky. Turn off the heat.
2

In a bowl, mix all-purpose flour and yogurt well. Gradually add water to make a medium-thick batter, neither too thick nor too thin. When ready to make jalebi, add baking powder and mix well.
3

Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat. Fill a squeeze bottle or cone with the jalebi batter and pipe it into the hot oil in a spiral shape. Fry the jalebi on medium heat until crispy. Remove and soak in the syrup for 2-3 minutes. After 3 minutes, remove the jalebi from the syrup and place on a plate. Repeat for all jalebi.
4

Our crispy and delicious Gujarati jalebi is ready. It tastes great whether served hot or cold. In Gujarat, it is often served with fafda.