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Gujarat · Snack

Fafda Jalebi

Traditional Recipe 2: Fafda Jalebi recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• (Fafda):
• Gram flour (besan): 250g
• Turmeric: ¼ tsp (1g)
• Red chilli powder: ½ tsp (2g)
• Carom seeds (ajwain): ¼ tsp (1g)
• Baking soda: ¼ tsp (1g)
• Oil: 30ml (plus oil for frying)
• Warm water: 125ml
• Salt: ¼ tsp (2g)
• (Jalebi syrup):
• Sugar: 200g
• Water: 200ml
• Cardamom pods: 2 (cracked)
• Lemon juice: ½ tsp (2ml)

👩‍🍳 How to make Fafda Jalebi

1. (Fafda):
2. Mix besan, turmeric, chilli, ajwain, baking soda, salt in large bowl.
3. Add 30ml oil gradually while mixing.
4. Add warm water slowly; knead into soft, smooth dough. Rest 30 min covered.
5. Divide into 8 portions. Roll each into 4-inch log on wooden board.
6. Gently extend with palms into 8-inch length.
7. Heat oil in wok to 175°C (test: small piece sizzles immediately).
8. Using knife, scrape fafda into hot oil carefully.
9. Deep fry 1-2 min per side on medium heat (170°C) until golden, crispy.
10. Remove with slotted spoon; drain on paper.
11. (Jalebi):
12. In saucepan, dissolve 200g sugar in 200ml water over medium heat (160°C).
13. Add cracked cardamom pods; boil 3 min.
14. Add lemon juice; stir well.
15. Syrup should reach one-string consistency (drop 1 tsp on cool plate; it forms thin thread).
16. Keep syrup warm.
17. While still warm, dip fafda in warm jalebi syrup.
18. Serve immediately with hot sweetened yogurt or khichiyu.
19. Fafda should be crispy, jalebi soft and syrup-soaked.

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