Jellabies

These are saucer-sized coils of crisply fried batter filled with rose-flavoured syrup. The secret lies in getting the jellabies to absorb the syrup without losing their crispness, and this is why they must be served when they are freshly made. This has given rise to the traditional Indian phrase of all-inclusive contempt for an inept housewife: “She runs the kind of house where you expect to be served stale jellabies!”