J - Easy Jalebi Indian Dessert Recipe

 Hello Friends.
Today I write a sweet Recipe for the Letter J - Easy Jalebi Indian Dessert Recipe, #BlogChatterA2Z Challenge 2020.

I needed to fix my sweet cravings for Jalebis. So today I made a batch of those beautiful round juicy circles that a delightful to savor hot and cold. Jalebis are prepared on auspicious occasions or festivals. But I have discovered an easy recipe, in fact, an instant one. The batter can be even stored in the freezer to be used at a later stage when needed.

Ingredients

1 cup Maida
4 tbsp powder of Urad Dal powder

2 tbsp Ghee
1 sachet Eno

1/2 juice of a lime
Water to make the batter

Cooking oil

For the sugar syrup

500 gms Sugar
Kesar / Saffron few strands
Kesar color few drops

250 ml of water

 Method 

 For the sugar syrup

1. Take a saucepan, add one cup of water, sugar, Kesar strands, and yellow color. Stir it on low flame and bring it to a boil.

 2. Keep stirring on low flame,  cook further for 2 minutes. The syrup should be thickened enough in   consistency. Let it cool and set aside for later. 

 

 For making the jalebi

 1. Take the Urad dal and grind it to a fine powder. Strain the dal and keep aside.

 2. Now in a mixing bowl combine maida, urad dal powder, Eno powder, lime juice and the ghee. Using your hand to gently kneed the mixture. Add a little water to make it a smooth paste.

3. Now add the mixture into a piping bag and snip the end to make a small hole for the mixture to come out.

 4. For frying the Jalebis, pipe the batter into small circular patterns, directly into the oil for frying. 

5. Heat the oil in a pan, and dip the jalebis in medium oil.

6. Fry on both sides till light brown in color. 

7.  After the jalebi is brown, remove the jalebi and dip them in the sugar syrup you have prepared earlier. 

8. Soak the Jalebis for a minute and then remove onto a serving plate.

 

 

 

 Once all the jalebis are done,  garnish with some chopped pistachio and serve the yummy Jalebis hot.