Sonia Mangla successfully tries her hand at the crispy and festive traditional sweet known as Jalebi.
By Sonia Mangla
Thinking of one word Jalebi, What comes to mind ? Hmmm…. Piping hot, crispy, sinfully sweet, flavor-full, festive, mouthwatering… the list goes on and on and on. It has taken me quite long to muster some courage to give this treat a shot. As you see shape ain’t perfect but it wasn’t a bad output. Infact this had my family drooling for more. If you love Indian food you HAVE to LOVE this… enjoy.
Divine Swirlies – Hot ‘n’ Crisp Jalebi served with Milk
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4-5
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour – 1/2 cup
- Gram Flour or Besan – 1 Tsp
- Rapid Rise Yeast – 1/2 tsp
- Corn Starch – 1/2 tsp
- Oil or Ghee – 1/2 tsp
- Yogurt – 1/2 Tbsp
- Warm Water – 1/3 cup
- Saffron – A pinch dissolved in 1 tsp warm milk.
- Orange food color – 2 drops (mix with water or milk above)
- And Cooking Oil to Fry (add a tsp of pure ghee for aroma)
- For Syrup:
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Water – 1/2 cup
- Saffron – Few Strands
- Cardamom Powder – A pinch
- Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, thoroughly mix all dry ingredients, Rapid Rise Yeast and Corn Starch.
- Now dd Oil or Ghee, Yogurt and Water (with color) and mix well till all lumps are dissolved & batter is smooth..
- This batter now needs to sit in a warm/humid place for the yeast to rise.
- A good idea is to give it a water bath, which in our case can be a bigger bowl with some warm water.
- Cover the bowl with a damp cloth & allow the batter to rest for 30 minutes.
- After the batter has been resting for 15-20 mins, we will start making the sugar syrup and pre-heating cooking oil for deep frying the jalebis.
- For Syrup:
- In a heavy bottom pan, add Water, Sugar and Saffron.
- Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat or until the temperature reaches 200F/95C.
- Reduce flame to a low simmer and add Cardamom Powder and Lemon Juice. Mix well.
- For Syrup:
- In a heavy bottom pan, add Water, Sugar and Saffron.
- Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat or until the temperature reaches 200F/95C.
- Reduce flame to a low simmer and add Cardamom Powder and Lemon Juice. Mix well.
- Allow Jalebis to remain in the syrup for just a minute use a kitchen tong to flip & let both sides soak syrup, shake off excess sugar syrup and quickly move to a plate.
- (Important tip to share – Maximum time for this exercise is 1 minute, else you’re gonna get these soggy).
- Continue frying remaining jalebis & repeating steps as above.
- Enjoy jalebis piping hot or allow to cool.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
These look adorable… but it looks like some steps are missing. 11-14 are repeats.
Hello! I agree, some steps missing. I was very interested in making these cuties. Can you tell how you piping them? Thank you!
The Jalebis looks stunning Sonia. This one is a great post :)
They’re beautiful..I can’t wait to make them myself for the first time!!
this is interesting and so cute :)