Jalebi Recipe

Ingredients for Jalebi

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp plain yogurt
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 tsp saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
• 2 tbsp kewra water
• ghee or oil for frying

How to make Jalebi Recipe

• Mix the flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd and 3/4th cup of the water in a bowl.
• Mix well with a whisk.
• Mix well and then add remaining water and 1/8th tsp of saffron powder, and whisk until smooth.
• Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment.
• Whisk thoroughly before use.
• Prepare string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.
• Just before the syrup is ready add saffron and cardamom powder.
• Heat oil in a deep pan.
• Pour the batter in a steady stream into the pan to form coils.
• Make a few at a time.
• Deep fry them until they are golden and crisp all over but not brown.
• Remove from the pan and drain on kitchen paper and immerse in the syrup.
• Leave for at least 4-5 minutes so that they soak the syrup.
• Take them out of syrup and serve hot.
• Jalebi is ready to eat.
• Enjoy!

Jalebi Recipe

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