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These fried goods are crunchy with a sugar coating, very sweet and delicious! This jalebi recipe is from India, but there are lots of variations.

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Jalebi
Veronique van Ohmydish

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-06-19, this recipe is for 6 people and takes 40 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (established 2014). Would happily spend her entire day in the kitchen. Previously worked in the hospitality industry as an independent chef and is ready and willing to help you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, helpful tips, and cooking knowledge, you will be making the very tastiest dishes yourself in no time! Véronique's recipes are intended for everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 21-01-2023

40 minutes 6 people Desserts
Jalebi

Ingredients

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Ingredients batter

  • 125 gram all-purpose flour + extra
  • 2 tablespoons of besan (chickpea flour)
  • pinch of turmeric
  • pinch of baking powder
  • 250 ml water

Ingredients sugar syrup

  • 150 gram sugar
  • 125 ml water
  • pinch of saffron threads
  • optional: tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1/2 liter of sunflower or other neutral oil for frying
Jalebi ingredients
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Kitchen equipment

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  • medium-sized bowl
  • spoon
  • cling film
  • Dutch oven or other heavy bottomed pan for frying
  • meat tongs
  • small pan
  • sieve
  • baking tray lined with parchment paper or tin foil


Jalebi

40 minutes 6 people Desserts

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Preparation -- 10 minutes + at least 12 hours waiting time

tip: this batter needs to sit for at least 12 hours for fermentation on room temperature.

Combine flour, chickpea flour, baking powder and turmeric in the medium-sized bowl. Gradually add the water and keep on stirring with a spoon. As soon as the batter is smooth, cover with cling film.

Let it rest for at least 12 hours on room temperature. The exact fermentation time depends on the temperature, you'll notice bubbles will appear on top of the batter.

The batter is probably too runny by now, so add a tablespoon of extra flour. The batter should be a little bit thicker than pancake batter, but not too thick.

Transfer the batter into a squeezing bottle and meanwhile heat up the sunflower oil.  

Jalebi
Jalebi

Finishing the jalebi -- 30 minutes

To create the sugar syrup, heat water sugar and saffron threads on medium heat for about 5 minutes. If you want to add some lemon juice, you can add it now.

Keep the syrup lukewarm while you're frying the jalebi's.  

Jalebi step-by-step
Jalebi step-by-step

As soon as the oil is hot enough, you can make circles with the batter. Be careful, the oil is very hot! make sure the circles aren't too small or too large. You'll notice they will be prettier after a few times.

Fry them for a few minutes on each side, until they're golden brown. Add the hot jalebi's in the warm syrup for about 2 minutes, make sure they're evenly coated.

Remove any excess syrup with a sieve and let them cool off on the parchment paper or tin foil. Repeat until all the batter and syrup is used, enjoy!


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