JALEBI

Name: JALEBI
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¾ Maida; ½ tbsp Besan; ¼ tsp Citric acid; ½ Cup Water

Who doesn`t love Jalebi ? It is everyone`s favourite! Imagine having freshly made hot jalebis on a cold day. Simply amazing, this recipe is a easy full proof jalebi recipe that can be made in a jiffy. Only things to be careful about it is the fermentation time of the batter. it has to be fermented for 7-8 hours and citric acid is a very important addition to the recipe. Enjoy with your friends and family this Dusshera and the coming festive season. Do try it and let us how they turned out!

Preparation Time
15 minutes

Fermentation Time
8 hour

Cooking Time
15 minutes

Makes
15 Jalebis

INGREDIENTS

For the Jalebi Batter

¾ Maida

½ tbsp Besan

¼ tsp Citric acid

½ Cup Water

For the Syrup

1 Cup Sugar

1 ¼ Cup Water

6 – 8 Saffron strands

¼ tsp Cardamom Powder

½ tsp Lemon Juice

For Garnishing

¼ Cup Chopped Pistachios and Almonds

Other ingredients

¼ tsp Baking Powder

Ghee for frying

METHOD

For the Batter

Mix Citric acid in ½ cup Warm water. Mix till it dissolves.

In a different bowl mix together besan and maida.

Add in the citric acid mixture and mix well.

Keep mixing with your hands until the batter fluffs up a bit. The batter should be stretchy.

Cover and Leave the batter aside for 7-8 hours to ferment.

For the Sugar Syrup

In a pan heat water and add in sugar until it dissolves completely.

Add in the kesar strands, cardamom powder and lemon juice once the syrup starts thickening. Keep stirring the syrup.

How to proceed

After fermenting the batter, add in baking powder and ½ tbsp water. Mix the batter until well combined.

Rest the batter for 10 – 15minutes.

Transfer the batter into a piping bag and cut a small hole on the piping bag.

Heat ghee for frying.

Using the piping bag make round jalebis directly into hot ghee.

Fry until they turn golden brown and directly pour the hot jalebis into warm sugar syrup.

Soak the jalebis into the sugar syrup for 2-3 minutes and remove them.

Garnish with chopped nuts and serve hot.