Jalebiजलेबी
The classic Dussehra and Ramlila-side sweet, and the one most families attempt at home exactly once.
About 60 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup maida
- 1 tbsp besan
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup curd
- Sugar, water, saffron and lemon for syrup
- Ghee or oil
Method
- Mix maida, besan, baking soda and curd into a smooth batter. Ferment for 8–10 hours.
- Make a one-string sugar syrup with saffron and a few drops of lemon; keep warm.
- Pour the batter into a squeeze bottle or a cloth with a small hole.
- Pipe spirals into hot ghee, fry until crisp, then dip briefly in the syrup.
- Drain and serve immediately — jalebi goes soggy within a couple of hours.