Easy Crispy Jalebi Recipe with easily available ingredients.
What is Jalebi
Jalebi is a fried sweet soaked generously in sugar syrup.Spiral shaped crispy sweet dunked in sugar syrup. An Indian Dessert that one can not miss.
Undoubtedly Jalebi hit your calorie parameter up. But it’s difficult to resist when you come across them. In some parts of the country people even enjoy this at the end of breakfast.
People having that Big Sweet tooth hardly think twice before grabbing a Laddo or a slice of Chocolate Cake. A lover for sweet can easily be spoilt for choice in this land of sweet.Â
In Indore, the combination of poha & jalebi is quite a famous breakfast and if you are in Rajasthan in wintry days, don’t miss the charm of having doodh-jalebi where Jalebi is served with fragrant milk.
Easy Crispy Jalebi Recipe
Now coming to its preparation, it’s very easy to make at home. The only thing is you need patience and a little preparation.
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Traditionally they used to ferment the batter using the old batter and besan. A good fermented batter results in crispy jalebis. But don’t expect that you make perfect round-shaped at the very first try, it need practice. After all the taste matters, not the size.
I have used here baking soda which helps in fermentation. You can start the process in the evening. The very next day, your Jalebi batter will be ready. You can enjoy at your breakfast table.
It is believed in Ayurvedic treatment that eating Jalebi made in pure Ghee with a glass of milk in the morning works for migraines.
Any traditional meal is incomplete without a sweet dish, that’s how fragrances of sweets are deeply entrenched into the Indian cuisine.
Varieties of Jalebi
The thickness of the Jalebi creates different variations. While some like a bit thick Jalebi, some enjoy the crispy spirals. Personally I like hot crispy ones with rabdi. You can add a pinch of turmeric powder to the batter. It will result in a nice colorful Jalebis. Also, saffron can be added to the sugar syrup. It brings a distinct flavor to it.
Prep Time | 480 minutes |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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- 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
- 1 cup curd thick
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup Oil
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tsp rose water (opt)
- water
Ingredients
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- In a bowl mix flour with baking soda. Add 1/2 cup curd and mix .Add little more curd and make a smooth batter with no lump.You may not need the whole 1 cup curd to make the batter.Cover it and let it ferment for 8 to 12 hour at room temperature.
- To make sugar syrup boil sugar,water at medium flame till you get a string consistency.You don't need a very thick syrup.So it will take 7 to 10 minute.Add rose water once it's done.
- After fermentation mix the batter well again. You can add food color at this point if you like ,i really don't prefer. Rather i add a pinch of turmeric which give a nice color.
- Take a pipping bag ,pour few spoons of batter .Cut the tip to make a small opening.
- Heat oil .To check temperature of oil ,drop a little batter & it will immediately come up. So you can start making your jalebi at medium flame.
- Squeeze the batter and make spirals .Reduce the flame a bit. Fry both side till they change color and crispy. Keep them on kitchen paper.
- Soak them in warm sugar syrup immediately for a minute or two , take them out into a plate.
- Serve immediately to get that crunchy effect.
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This looks so pretty. I have never heard of jalebi but they look absolutely delicious! I have saved the recipe, the fermentation sounds intriguing! Thank you for sharing 🙂