Jalebi (India)
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INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cup thickened yoghurt (curd)
- 1/2 cup ghee
- 3 cup sugar
- 5 strand saffron
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered green cardamom
- 1/2 cup corn flour
- 1 1/2 pinch baking soda
- 2 cup sunflower oil
- 2 1/2 cup Water
- 4 drops rose essence
- 1/2 teaspoon edible food color
DIRECTION:
- For making this easy dessert recipe, mix maida, corn flour and baking soda in a bowl.
- Now add ghee and orange food colour in the above mixture.
- To make a thick batter, add curd and water. Mix well until it is thick but has a pouring consistency. Keep it aside for 8 hours or overnight. 8-10 hours.
- To make the sugar syrup, heat water in a pan over medium flame. Add sugar and mix until fully dissolved.
- Simmer the syrup until it has one string consistency. Add saffron, cardamom powder and rose essence. Stir well.
- Now heat oil in a pan over medium flame for deep frying.
- Now fill the jalebi batter in a muslin cloth and pierce a small hole in it.
- Squeeze the muslin cloth to make concentric circles. Move from inside to outside to make perfect circles. Fry till jalebis are crisp and golden.
- Soak the jalebis in sugar syrup for 2-3 minutes. Ensure that the sugar syrup is warm and not very hot.
- Now remove from the syrup and place on a tray lined with butter paper or foil.
- Decorate with silver foil and serve the jalebis hot, warm or at room temperature.