Jalebi

Name: Jalebi
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 teaspoons Bengal gram flour; 355 milliliters maida flour; 473 milliliters ghee for frying, melted; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 414 milliliters lime-saffron syrup; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 Tbsp water; 4 drops yellow food coloring

Jalebi might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 146 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ghee, lime-saffron syrup, food coloring, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

To make the batter

Dissolve the yeast in 1 tablespoon of the water and let sit for just 10 minutes, and no longer. In a large bowl, combine the maida flour and Bengal gram flour.

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Bengal Gram

All Purpose Flour

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Add the yeast, melted ghee, sugar, lemon juice, yellow food coloring, and remaining 2/3 cup water and mix until there are no more lumps.

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Yellow Food Color

Lemon Juice

Sugar

Water

Yeast

Ghee

To fry the jalebis

Melt enough ghee in a heavy-bottomed pot to fill it 1 inch deep. Line plates with paper towels for draining the fried cakes.

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Ghee

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Paper Towels

Pot

Pour the lime-saffron syrup into a saucepan over low heat, to keep it warm. Fit a pastry bag with a small writing tip, and pour the batter into the bag.

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Saffron

Syrup

Lime

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Pastry Bag

Sauce Pan

Squeeze 2-inch round whorls of batter into the hot ghee, working closely from the center out. Fry until golden brown on the bottom, then flip to fry on the other side until it's golden brown.

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Ghee

Remove the jalebis from the oil and set on paper towels to drain.

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Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Transfer the hot cakes to the lime-saffron syrup and let soak for a minute or two.

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Saffron

Syrup

Lime

To serve

Serve the jalebis warm in small bowls with syrup. Or you can remove the jalebis from the syrup and set on a rack to dry for 3 to 4 hours, until the syrup has formed a hard shell.

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Syrup

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Bowl

Variation

Indian Spice Jalebi

Add 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom to the batter and 3 whole cloves to the syrup.

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Cardamom Powder