May 19, 2011

Jilebi - Indian Sweet


Ingredients
All purpose flour – ½ cup ( 100g)
Gram flour – 1 tspn
Plain yogurt – ¼ cup
Oil – ½ tspn
Water – ¼ cup
Baking soda – 1 pinch
Ghee or oil for frying
( Note- You can also make with instant jilebi mix )
For Sugar syrup
Sugar- 300g
Water – 240 ml
Pinch of cardamom powder
Few strands of saffron
Preparation
1.Mix the all purpose flour, gram flour, baking soda, curd in a bowl.
2.Mix well, add water and whisk until smooth.
3.Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment
4.Whisk thoroughly before use.
5.prepare sugar syrup- Dissolve 300g sugar in 240 ml water.Bring to boil,reduce heat and simmer for 5-6 mins.Add few strands of saffron and cardamom powder to the sugar syrup.
6.Fill the Jalebi batter into a piping bag with a  nozzle. You can also use an empty bottle (i.e. empty ketchup or mustard bottle).
6.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
7.Squeeze to make 3 ½ circles with batter starting from the center and sealing the end in the last half round.
8.Deep fry on medium heat till crisp and golden.
9.Immerse jilebis in warm sugar syrup for 20 secs.Serve hot or cold.

20 comments:

  1. omg..that looks so tempting and perfect....you made it very nicely...your clicks made me drool...

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  2. Looks super delicious and tempting. Powerful enough to break any diet resolution.

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  3. yum yum..my fav..looks very tempting n perfect!!

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  4. Delicious Jilebi very very tempting.

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  5. Very tempting jilebi,love to grab it from the screen...

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  6. wow dats my fav sweet....i caneat it 24x7

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  7. Mouth watering sweet..love it..

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  9. Decadent jalebis...yummo
    Sanyukta
    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  10. Jalebi look so tempting and perfect..Love it!

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  14. Jalebi came out perfect, looks inviting.

    Prathima Shivraj
    http://tastyvantalu.blogspot.com/

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