How Do You Make Jalebi-An Indian Sweet Dish?
How to Make Jalebi for Diwali Jalebi is a sweet Indian dessert made of deep fried dough. It is often used in celebration of the Hindu festival, Diwali. Diwali is the 5-day Hindu festival of lights that typically falls in either late October or early November. The formal and former name of the festival is Deepavali. Jalebi and other sweet, fried doughs are traditional fare during the Deepavali festival. Things You’ll Need: * Cooking oil for deep frying * 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk * Powdered (confectioner’s) sugar for dusting * 1/4 tsp saffron * Water (may not be needed) * 1 tsp warm ghee * Cardamom powder for dusting * Frying pan * 1 1/2 cups sugar * 2 cups all purpose flour (maida) * Small mixing bowl * Mixing spoon * Medium sized mixing bowl Instructions Step 1 Mix together 1 cup of flour and buttermilk in medium-sized mixing bowl. Stir until smooth. Add water only if necessary. Step 2 Cover and let stand overnight at room temperature. Step 3 Add remaining flour the next morning
Ingredients: * 4 cup flour (maida) * 3 tbsp. fine grained semolina or rice flour * 1/2th tsp. baking powder * 2 tbsp curd (plain yogurt) * 2 cups warm water * 1 tsp. saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered * 5 cups sugar * 4 cups water * 1 tsp green cardamom seeds powder * 3 tbsp. kewra water or rose water * Ghee or vegetable oil for frying Method: * In a bowl, take 3/4th cup of the water and mix well with flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd.You can also use a whisk for mixing. * Add remaining water and 1/8th tsp. of saffron powder well with the mixture until smooth. * Keep the mixture for about 2 hours to ferment and whisk again before use. * Make one string syrup by mixing sugar into water & add saffron and cardamom powder in it. * Heat oil in a kadhai at a low flame.Pour the batter in a steady stream into the kadhai to form coils. Make a few at a time. * Fry them deeply until they turn in light brown color. * Take out the mixture from the kadhai and drain on
