Jalebi

Name: Jalebi (Deep-fried dough spirals soaked in sugar syrup)
Yield: Makes 30
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon yellow or orange food coloring; 2½ cups (500 grams) sugar; ½ teaspoon ground green cardamom (see Note); 1½ cups (195 grams) plus 2 tablespoons maida (refined flour) or pastry flour; 2¼ cups (450 grams) ghee

Deep-fried dough spirals soaked in sugar syrup

Preparation info

Makes
30

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

These syrupy spirals are the most popular fresh mithai (dessert) in most of northern and western India. I have seen them being made at sweet shops, and now they are even cooked in front of guests at weddings. Jalebis might be common and innocuous, but they tug at the strings of many hearts.

Ingredients

1½ cups (195 grams) plus 2 tablespoons maida (refined flour) or pastry

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put 1½ cups (195 grams) of the maida in a bowl, add 1½ cups (