Instant Jalebi

My Jalebi

Store bought jalebi

Ok, My jalebi does not look as perfect and beautiful as the ones from the store....But in my favor, these 'Halwai' have years of experience. Come on, it was my first try. And they tasted excellent.

It is very easy to make and recipe is straight forward.

Ingredients:

Maida / All purpose flour - 1 cup

Rice flour - 1 tbsp

Food colour - 1 pinch

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Curd - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1 cup

Lemon juice to taste

Oil / ghee for deep frying.

Method:
Heat the sugar with 1 cup water.

Make a sugar syrup which is quite thick (nearly 1 string). 

And add lemon juice to add flavor and zing.

You can some colour to this too.

Mix the maida, rice flour, baking powder and food colour.

Add the curd and make a batter.

Add water if necessary.

The batter should be of drop consistency and have no lumps.

Heat the oil in a flat pan , 1 inch thick.

Fill the Batter into a squeezy bottle with a slightly thicker spout.

Now is the part where you try to make swirls in the oil...

Fry both sides and soak in the sugar syrup for 30 seconds.

And it is ready!!

Taste the first batch and if the sour is not enough add more lemon juice to the sugar syrup.

I will post some better pictures when I have mastered the art of Jalebi making. Till then You too try out this recipe and send me some of your pictures.