Transfer the dal paste to a bowl, add a pinch of orange food coloring, and beat well until the batter becomes light and doubles in volume.

In a separate pot, combine 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water, add the remaining pinch of orange food coloring, and cook to make a one-string sugar syrup.

Heat ghee in a pan. Fill a piping bag or a squeeze bottle (or use a jalebi cloth) with the dal batter and pipe imarti shapes into the hot ghee. Fry until cooked.

Soak the fried imartis in warm sugar syrup for 2 minutes, then remove and serve.