Jalebi is a traditional Indian dessert made from a maida batter with hot sugar syrup. It is crispy, sweet, and especially made during festivals and special occasions. Here is the jalebi recipe:
Ingredients:
Maida (white flour) – 1 cup
Curd – 1/2 cup
Baking powder – 1/4 tsp
Yellow colour (optional) – a pinch
Ghee or oil – for frying
Sugar – 1 cup (for syrup)
Water – 1/2 cup (for syrup)
Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
Saffron strands (optional) – 4-5
How to Make Jalebi:
1. Preparation of batter:
Mix maida, curd and baking powder in a bowl. Add a little water to it and prepare a thick batter which comes out easily from a piping bag or bottle. Whisk it well so that there are no lumps in the batter. Keep the batter covered for 8-10 hours or overnight so that it ferments well.
2. Preparing the syrup:
In a pan, heat sugar and water. Keep cooking it on low flame till the sugar dissolves. Prepare one string of syrup. That is, when you take some syrup between your finger and thumb and pull it, it should form a string. Add cardamom powder and saffron strands to it.
3. Making the jalebi:
Put the batter in a piping bag or any thin-mouthed bottle. Heat ghee or oil in a pan. Pour the jalebi batter into the hot oil making round shapes. Fry it on low-medium flame till it becomes crispy and golden.
Immediately put the fried jalebi in the syrup and keep it immersed for 2-3 minutes so that the syrup gets absorbed well in the jalebi. Remove the jalebi from the syrup and place it on a plate.
4. Serve:
Jalebi can be served hot or cold. You can also serve it with milk, curd or rabri.
Tip:
Adding a little yellow or orange food colour to the jalebi batter gives it its traditional colour. Do not keep it in the syrup for too long or else the jalebi will become soft.
This is a simple and traditional method of making jalebi, which you can easily make at home.
