Khazana of Indian Recipes

Jim
Flour (.maida) 1 Vi cups
Soda bi-carbonatc (baking soda)....l tspn
Sugar 2 V2 cups
INGREDIENTS
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Cardamom powder V2 tspn
Ghee to deep fry
Yellow or saffron colour (optional) ....apinch
1 Mix flour and cooking soda. Add some water and make a smooth batter. Make sure
that there are no lumps. Leave it overnight to ferment.
Mix it again, add a little water if required and make it into a pouring consistency.
Prepare sugar syrup by adding equal quantity of sugar and water. Add cardamom
powder and cook it for twenty minutes.
Heat ghee in a jalebi tawi or a flat kadai or a frying pan. Pour batter into a jalebi
cloth and then pour it into medium hot ghee giving it a jalebi shape. Start from
outside to inside for better results.
£5 Cook it from both sides till crisp. Remove and keep it in sugar syrup for at least
five minutes before serving.
Chef's Tip : For the jalebi cloth, take some cloth and make a three mm hole in the centre.
Jalebi making takes some practice and patience. To start with, try making individual jalebis
and when you have perfected that, try making them together in a row.
To make crisp jalebis add a little rice flour to maida.
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