Add sugar to a flat-based pan and put it on low heat. Add water slowly while mixing until you get one string syrup

Add saffron. Mix well.

Mix one cup of refined flour and buttermilk in a medium-sized mixing bowl.

Stir until smooth. Add water only if necessary.

Cover and let stand overnight at room temperature.

Add remaining flour the next morning. ghee

Put this mixture into a plastic bag and punch a small hole at the other end. This should be so you can squeeze the dough out like one squeezes toothpaste out of a tube.

Heat oil in a wok.

Pour batter into pan in concentric circles to make spiral shapes

Fry until the spiral shapes turn crisp and golden brown

Remove from pan (two or three at a time) and put them into the syrup for about one minute.

Ensure that they are coated well on both sides. Repeat with remaining jalebis

Serve hot on a platter!