Instant jalebi

Instant jalebi

Ingredients-

maida 1 cup

Yogurt 1/2 cup

Sugar 3 cups

Saffron (kesar) a few

Baking powder ¼ tea spoon

Lime juice ½ tea spoon

Ghee for deep-frying 

yellow color 1 pinch 

Method-

In a large bowl, whisk refined flour, yogurt, baking powder and sufficient water to a smooth and pouring consistency batter. Cover and keep in a warm place to ferment for 2 hours.

Beat the batter with your hands again for few minutes. Cook sugar with 2 cups water in a deep non-stick pan on high heat, stirring continuously, till the sugar dissolves

Add saffron and lime juice cook, stirring, till the syrup reaches one string consistency. Keep the syrup warm.

Heat sufficient ghee in a kadai on medium heat.

We have filled a small bottle (You can also use a ketchup dispenser) to dispense Jalebi Batter.

Squeeze round spirals into the hot ghee and deep fry, turning them over gently a few times, till they are evenly golden and crisp.

Drain and soak in sugar syrup for 2-3 minutes. Take them out of the syrup and serve hot.