Jalebi

One more sweet recipe.... Since Diwali is coming up, I'm just posting sweets and snacks recipe recently... Jalebi is one of mine and my husband's favorite sweet.... The sweet and sour taste is an awesome feeling when u eat... and the crispy texture is the highlight of the jalebi...

Ingredients:

Maida - 2 Cup

Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp

Curd - 1 Cup

Yellow / Orange food colour - 1/2 tsp (Optional)

Oil - For frying

Sugar - 1 Cup

Water - 1/2 Cup

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp

Saffron - 4-5 strands

How to make:

1. Mix the flour, baking powder and curd into a batter and keep aside for 10-12 hours to ferment.
2. Pour batter into a ketchup dispensing bottle. You can make cone out of plastic covers/ zip lock bags as well.
3. To make sugar syrup: Melt the sugar and boil to get a one thread consistency. To check for one thread consistency, carefully dip the tip of your index finger into the syrup, touch your finger and thumb together and gently tease apart. If one thread is formed between your finger and thumb the syrup is done.
4. Turn off fire, add the saffron strands and cardamom and stir well.
5. Heat the oil in a deep wok-like dish. To test for the right temperature, drop a small amount of batter into the oil. If it sizzles and rises to the top of the oil, the oil is hot enough. Keep the flame on medium at all times to ensure all round cooking of the jalebis.
6. Now hold the ketchup dispenser/ cone bag over the hot oil and squeeze the batter into the oil into a randomly coiled circle. It will take couple of tries to get proper shapes.
7. Fry till light golden and then remove and put directly into the sugar syrup.
8. Allow to soak for 2-3 minutes and then remove.
9. Serve warm.