Jalebi

How to Make Jalebi on Diwali

Ingredients:

• 4 cup flour (maida)
• 3 tbsp. fine grained semolina or rice flour
• 1/2th tsp. baking powder
• 2 tbsp curd (plain yogurt)
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 tsp. saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered
• 5 cups sugar
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
• 3 tbsp. kewra water or rose water
• Ghee or vegetable oil for frying

Method:

• In a bowl, take 3/4th cup of the water and mix well with flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd.You can also use a whisk for mixing.
• Add remaining water and 1/8th tsp. of saffron powder well with the mixture until smooth.
• Keep the mixture for about 2 hours to ferment and whisk again before use.
• Make one string syrup by mixing sugar into water & add saffron and cardamom powder in it.
• Heat oil in a kadhai at a low flame.Pour the batter in a steady stream into the kadhai to form coils. Make a few at a time.
• Fry them deeply until they turn in light brown color.
• Take out the mixture from the kadhai and drain on kitchen paper and immerse in the syrup.
• Keep them atleast for 4-5 minutes until they soak the syrup.
  Take them out of syrup and serve hot.