INSTANT JALEBI

Preparation of INSTANT JALEBI:

Ingredients :

For the batter :

•   Self-raising flour - 1 teacup
•   Baking powder - a pinch
•   Fresh curds - ½ teacup
•   Ghee -  for deep frying

For the syrup:

•   Sugar - 1 teacup
•   Saffron - ½ tsp
•   Rose water - 2 tsp

For garnishing:

•    Cardamom powder - ½ tsp
•    Blanched and sliced pistachios - 1 tbsp
•    Rose petals -  (optional)

Method: 

• Sieve the flour with the baking powder.
• Put ½ teacup of water to the curds and beat well.
• Melt the sugar in 1 teacup of water and boil for 5 minutes.
• Warm the saffron in a small vessel, put a little milk and rub until the saffron dissolves.
• Add to the syrup. Put the rose water.
• The syrup should be of 1 thread consistency. Keep the syrup warm.
• Heat the ghee in a non-stick frying pan.
• Select a plastic bottle with a small hole in the lid and fill with the batter.
• Press the batter out from the bottle into the hot ghee in the form of a jalebi.
• Fry on both sides. Take out and wait for 1 minute. Drop the fried jalebis into the hot syrup.
• Keep for 2 minutes and then remove.
• Sprinkle with cardamom powder, pistachios and rose petals.
• Ready to serve hot.