Moong dal jalebi

Name: Moong dal jalebi
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal; 2 tbsp maida; 2 tbsp curd; Pinch turmeric powder; Pinch baking soda; as per requirement Oil for deep frying; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp lemon juice; 10 strands saffron

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# moong dal jalebi
# Cookpad
Jalebi is one of the most popular dessert of India and is enjoyed equally across Indian states . This crunchy and crispy dessert is dipped in sugar syrup and is loaded with flavour . This recipe is little special . I have made jalebi with moong dal . It is an easy recipe . This is one of the Cookpad author recipe. https://cookpad.wasmer.app/in/aur/7821923 Thank you for sharing your recipe.

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Ingredients

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4 servings

1 cupmoong dal
2 tbspmaida
2 tbspcurd
Pinchturmeric powder
Pinchbaking soda
as per requirementOil for deep frying
For sugar syrup
1 cupsugar
1/2 cupwater
1 tsplemon juice
10 strandssaffron

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Soak moong dal for at least 6 - 8 hours or overnight.Then wash it nicely until the cloudy water goes away, then put it in a mixer jar. Grind it into a fine paste, do not add any water, grind it into small quantity at one time
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Put the moong dal paste in big bowl and add curd, all-purpose flour, turmeric powder and mix it well. Then cover and keep it for fermentation for 6 - 8 hours, depending upon the weather conditions
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After 6 - 8 hours first prepare the sugar syrup, take sugar, water, lemon slice and saffron strands
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Combine sugar and water in a pan and switch on the gas
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Cook on low heat, when the sugar melts completely then add lemon juice to avoid the crystalization
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Then add saffron strands and cook further, if there is any scum comes on top, take it out with a spoon and discard it
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Cook the syrup, until it becomes of one string consistency, then switch off the gas
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Now the batter is fermented, add baking powder and mix well, put the batter in a bottle
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Heat oil in a flat bottomed pan, first on high flame, then make the flame low
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Now start making the jalebis, one by one, press the piping bag from top and pour the mixture in a circular motion, giving it the shape of a jalebi
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Like this you can make, but hold the piping bag a little up from the hot oil
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With the help of a wooden skewer turn the jalebis and fry them until becomes light brown, then take them out one by one with the skewer
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Make the sugar syrup warm and dip the fried jalebis in it, soak them for 30 seconds. Then take them out.
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Serve the hot jalebis in a earthen bowl