Jalebi

Deep-fried dough spirals soaked in sugar syrup

Preparation info
  • Makes

    30

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

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

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

Method

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