How to Cook Yummy Jalebi

How to Cook Yummy Jalebi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Jalebi. Jalebi, also known as Jilapi, zulbia, mushabak and zalabia, is an Indian and Arabic sweet snack popular across South Asia and the Middle East. It is made by deep-frying maida flour (plain flour or all-purpose flour) batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup. This dessert can be served warm or cold.

For example, in Bihar it is served with Poori and Aloo ki Subzee as breakfast.

In the evening, it is served as a snack with samosa and kachori.

Jalebis are small, bright yellow, web-shaped cakes similar to funnel cakes.

You can have Jalebi using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Jalebi

1. Prepare of For making jalebi better-.

2. It’s 1 cup of - all purpose flour.

3. It’s 2 tablespoon of - besan.

4. Prepare 1 pinch of - baking soda.

5. You need 1 cup of - water.

6. You need 1-2 tablespoon of - all purpose flour to be added later.

7. You need of For making syrup -.

8. Prepare 1 cup of - sugar.

9. It’s 1/2 of cup- water.

10. It’s of Oil for frying.

11. You need 1/4 teaspoon of saffron strands (optional).

They are popular celebration and street cakes in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and India.

Jalebi is a hot favorite on any special occasion be it a birthday, wedding or festival.

Jalebis, though mostly eaten by themselves, can also be soaked in warm milk.

Learn how to make Jalebi that are crispy, juicy & delicious.

Jalebi instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, take 1 cup all purpose flour Add 2 tbsp besan a pinch of baking soda. Then add water..

2. The batter should have a flowing consistency. Cover and keep the batter to ferment in a warm place for 12 to 15 hours. I kept for 15 hours. If you leave in a cold climate, you can keep for 20 to 24 hours..

3. After 15 hrs it became thin so thicken the batter again, add 1 to 2 tbsp of all purpose flour. With a spoon mix very well. Now pour this batter in the squeezy tomato ketchup bottles that we get in the market..

4. Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai Now squeeze the bottle and make concentric rings with the batter on high heat. When one side is partly cooked, turn over and fry the other side. On medium heat. Remove it from the oil and keep aside..

5. For sugar syrup- Take 1 cup sugar in a pan. Add 1/4 tsp saffron strands to it Add 1/2 cup water. Keep this pan on stove top on low flame and begin to stir, so that the sugar dissolves..

6. On a low to medium flame, cook the sugar syrup.Cook till you get one string consistency in the sugar syrup.Once you get the one string consistency, switch off the flame..

7. Put the fried jalebis in the sugar syrup.syrup should be slightly warm when you add the jalebis in it..

8. Keep them in the syrup for about 2 to 3 minute so that both sides are coated with the syrup. Remove all jalebi on the plate serve hot taste is yummy 😋..

Jalebi is one of the most popular desserts from Indian subcontinent.

Similar to Gulab jamun, jalebi too makes its appearance during weddings, celebrations & festivals.

It is often had alone or in combination with some food items.

Some people like to have jalebi with milk or with Rabri. in Gujarat fafda and jalebi is a popular combination.

Whereas in Indore city, it is served with Indori poha.