Saturday, July 4, 2009

Preparation of Jalebi

2 cups of Maida
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cardamom powder
3 cups of Ghee
3 cups of sugar
1/2 tsp orange colour
1/2 ts. saffron

First mix flour with water to make a sticky pouring batter. Beat well and covered for 1 day.

Boil 3 cups of water with sugar till the syrup is sticky. Then add lemon juice. Remove the foam on top of the syrup with a wire sieve. Add saffron, color and cardamom powder.

Heat 3 cups of ghee in a wide pan. when it boils, take batter and put it through cloth(with a small hole in it) in the hot ghee in a circular motion. Fry till just crisp and turn over. Remove it draining the ghee. Put it in the sugar syrup. After 10 minutes remove it from the syrup and your favourite jalebi is ready to eat.

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