Servings : Makes 15-20
Crunchy sweet spirals dipped in sugar syrup, adding sweetness and moistness to the crunch!
Recipe courtesy of Fati Naz.
Ingredients for Jalebis
- 1 cup plain/all purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp. cardamom powder
- 1 tsp. instant yeast
- 2 tsp. corn flour
- 1 tsp. oil
- 1 tbsp. plain yoghurt
- 3/4 cup warm water
Ingredients for Syrup
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- pinch of saffron
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl, add Plain Flour, Cardamom Powder, Instant Yeast and Corn Flour. Mix thoroughly.
2. Add Oil, Yogurt and Water and mix well until there are no lumps.
3. In a larger bowl or pot, add very warm water and place the mixing bowl with the batter inside the larger bowl (be sure that the water does not fall into the batter). Cover the larger bowl and allow the batter to rest for 30 minutes.
4. After the batter has been resting for 15 minutes, start on the syrup and start to pre-heat oil for frying the jalebi.
5. Syrup: In a heavy bottom pan, add Water, Sugar and Saffron. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat
6. Reduce flame to a low simmer and add Cardamom Powder and Lemon Juice. and mix.
7. Mix the fermented jalebi batter well and put it in a ketchup or mustard bottle with a spout (zipper bag or piping bag can be used).
8. Squeeze out the batter into the hot oil in approximately 8 small circular motions. Jalebi should about 2-3 inches in diameter.
9. Fry until the bottom side looks golden and flip once to cook the other side.
10. With tongs, remove jalebi, shake off excess oil and place directly into sugar syrup.
11. Allow jalebi to remain in the syrup for just a minute (flipping to coat both sides), shake off excess sugar syrup and place onto a plate.
12. Continue frying remaining jalebies.
13. Enjoy them hot for optimal taste or allow them to cool and store in a container with a tight fitting lid. Jalebies will remain fresh for 4-5 days unrefrigerated.
About mid way through the frying process, turn off the stove for the sugar syrup so that it does not become too thick.
Do we need to add orange Color to the batter or not ?
Yes we do, a few drops to achieve the desired colour.
Thanx for the recipe …I made them for 1st time n turned out to be amazing ..
Plain flour means maida rite?
Yes plain flour/all purpose flour are the same as maida.
About the syrup shld it be like the one for kaimati? Do you deepfry or shallow fry?
Yes like kalimati, not too thick but not too watery either. And best to deep fry.
if we dont have saffron ..can we add something else?
You can leave it out.
Just tried this recipe and they came out perfect!!!
i tried yr jalabi but the batter was too thick to b moulded into jalabi…i dont know error in measurement…..
Could be an error when you measured, in any case next time simply add a bit of extra water and stir until the consistency is good enough to shape the jalebis.
can use lime instead of lemon?
Yes.
i tried jalebis…it was so crunchy & yummy…ma little son loved it…jazakallah fauzia sis;)
what is SR flour & how can we made it at home ?
Please refer to this note: SR Flour
i tried this but it was too oily i dot kno w what wEnt wrong
Probably the oil was not very hot when you fried them so they ended up absorbing too much oil.
can we use baking powder instead of yeast?
No, you need yeast for this recipe.
Hi
i didn’t get instant yeast instead i got normal yeast is tat k
Hi, yes it is fine, if it is active dry yeast make sure you soak it first in warm water and allow it to activate before adding it to the flour. Also you will need a little bit more yeast, about a quarter tsp extra.
Perfect. Receipes… Thanks alot sister…….
is it neccessary to add
is it neccessary to add yougurt,if i will skip it ,it would be not gud kya?
I would not recommend that
I would not recommend that you skip it.
I never thought I could
I never thought I could actually make jalebi at home successfully. I have made this recipe twice and both time it’s turned out awesome. I finished it on my own within a day. JazakAllah Fauzia.
Jazakallahu khair sister for
Jazakallahu khair sister for this lovely recipe. Hav tried a recipe earlier from elsewhere and it was disastrous. It was the laughing stock for eid….. This time I followed ur recipe. Was delicious.thank u once again.
jalebis came out perfect …
jalebis came out perfect …. thnx a lot fr the recipe 🙂