Jalebi

Name: Jalebi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons plain yogurt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Half cup of just burnt water; Pinch of saffron threads; ¾ cup granulated sugar; Vegetable oil, for frying (about 2-3 cups)

Crispy fried spirals soaked in saffron syrup, sticky-sweet and golden.

Total time

25 min

Serves

8

Difficulty

Medium

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As seen on Episode 116

The pantry

kitchen

Essentials · serves 8

1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons plain yogurt 1 teaspoon baking powder Half cup of just burnt water Pinch of saffron threads ¾ cup granulated sugar Vegetable oil, for frying (about 2-3 cups)

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The preparation

7 steps, about 25 minutes start to finish.

01
Mix flour, yogurt, baking powder, and water into a batter
02
Let ferment briefly
03
Heat oil for deep frying
04
Pipe batter in spiral shapes into hot oil
05
Fry until crispy and golden
06
Soak in warm sugar syrup with saffron
07
Serve immediately

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“Let the batter ferment a bit before frying, that little tang is part of what makes jalebi taste right. Fry until crisp, then soak the hot spirals in warm syrup so they drink it up and stay juicy inside.”

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