Jalebi

Name: Jalebi
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cup refined flour (maida); 1/2 cup yogurt; 3 cups sugar; 1 tbsp milk; as needed saffron strands; as needed ghee for deep frying

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

As a popular sweet from the Indian cuisine, Jalebi has its own identity. It is sold almost all the sweet shops across the country and is also an Indian street food.

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

As a popular sweet from the Indian cuisine, Jalebi has its own identity. It is sold almost all the sweet shops across the country and is also an Indian street food.

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Ingredients

30-40 minutes

4 servings

1.5 cuprefined flour (maida)
1/2 cupyogurt
3 cups sugar
1 tbspmilk
as neededsaffron strands
as neededghee for deep frying

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Steps

30-40 minutes

1

In a bowl whisk refined flour, yogurt and some water to make a smooth and pouring consistency batter. Cover and keep it aside to ferment for 24 hours. Then beat the batter with your hands for 10-15 minutes.
2

Cook sugar with 2 cups water in a deep non-stick pan on high heat, stiring continuously till the sugar dissolves. Add milk and when the scum rises to the top, collect it with a ladle and discard. Add saffron and cook, stir till the syrup reaches one string consistency. Keep the syrup warm.
3

Heat sufficient ghee in a deep pan on medium heat. Pour some batter into jalebi cloth, gather the edges and make a tight potli.
4

Squeeze round spirals into the hot ghee and deep fry till they are evenly golden and crisp.
5

Drain and soak the jalebis in sugar syrup for 2-3 minutes. Take them out of the syrup and serve hot.