Jalebi

Name: Jalebi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Punjab)
Ingredients: 125g all-purpose flour (maida); 16g corn starch; ⅛ tsp turmeric; 120ml curd/yogurt; 120ml water (plus more as needed); ½ tsp baking soda; 5ml lemon juice; oil/ghee for frying; 200g sugar (for syrup); 60-180ml water (for syrup); 15ml lemon juice (for syrup); ⅛ tsp cardamom powder; pinch saffron (optional)

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 38. Jalebi recipe

⏱️10 minPrep

🔥20 minCook

🕒30 minTotal

🍽️20Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Jalebi

Make batter (5 mins): Mix flour, corn starch, and turmeric. Add curd and water to create smooth, free-flowing thick consistency. Beat with whisk for 4-5 minutes in circular motions (visual cue: smooth batter, flows readily but is thick).
Add leavening (30 seconds): Add lemon juice gently (visual cue: batter becomes slightly lighter in texture).
Make syrup (3 mins, medium heat): Boil sugar and water until one-string consistency (visual cue: when cooled, syrup forms thread between thumb and forefinger). Add lemon juice, cardamom, and saffron. Keep warm.
Prepare batter for frying (1 min): Add baking soda gently to batter just before frying (visual cue: batter becomes slightly bubbly).
Heat oil (2 mins, medium heat): Heat oil/ghee to medium temperature with added ghee for flavor (visual cue: oil shimmers, small wisps of smoke).
Pipe spirals (8 mins, medium-high heat): Using squeeze bottle, pipe spiral shapes into hot oil. Oil must be hot enough that batter rises immediately without browning (visual cue: spirals puff and rise immediately, turn light golden in 1-2 minutes per side).
Fry (10 mins, medium-high then low heat): Fry on medium-high heat initially, reduce to low heat during final minute for crispness (visual cue: light golden, crispy exterior, slightly oily surface).
Soak (2 mins, warm syrup): Immediately transfer fried spirals to slightly hot to warm syrup. Soak for 2-3 minutes (visual cue: jalebis absorb syrup, become glossy, crispy yet moist).

📖 Cultural notes

Jalebi is Punjab's beloved street sweet, available year-round at every sweets vendor, enjoyed warm and fresh, symbolizing celebration and indulgence. ---

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