Jalebi - South Asian Recipe

Jalebi

🌍 South Asian, India / Pakistan Difficulty: ●●●○○

Jalebi is a South Asian version of Zalabia, an ancient Middle Eastern sweet described in 10th-century cookbooks.

Ingredients

• 200 g all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp corn starch
• ½ tsp turmeric (for colour)
• 1 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 300 ml water (approximately)
• Oil for deep frying
• (Syrup) 300 g sugar
• 200 ml water
• 1 tsp cardamom
• Pinch saffron

Method

1. Dissolving — Dissolve yeast in 3 tbsp warm water with sugar. Rest 10 min.
2. Mixing — Mix flour, cornstarch, turmeric. Add yeast and enough water for a smooth, thick batter. Ferment 8–12 hours.
3. Making — Make syrup: boil sugar and water to one-thread consistency. Add cardamom and saffron. Keep warm.
4. Filling — Fill batter into a squeeze bottle or piping bag with small nozzle.
5. Step 5 — Squirt batter into hot oil (180°C (350°F)) in concentric spirals, 5–7 cm diameter. Fry until crisp.
6. Step 6 — Drop immediately into warm syrup 30 seconds. Remove and serve hot.

Tags: all-purpose flour, corn starch, turmeric, active dry yeast, sugar · Source: Brittani's Almanac