Jilebi

Jilebi

 

Ingredients;

 

2 cups-maida,

½ tsp baking powder,

1 cup yogurt or curd ,

Sunflower oil for deep fry,

1 cup jaggery,

¼ tsp caradamom powder,

2 drops oforange colour,

1 tbsp rose water.

Method;

1.mix the maida and baking powder and yogurt in to a batter and keep aside for 24 hours to ferment well.

2.To make jaggery syrup melt the jaggery withrose water,and little water  and boil to get a one thread consistency .

3.Turn  off fire  and add saffron strands and caradamom and stir well.

4.Heat the oil in a deep bottomed vessel ,to test for the right temperature drop small amount of batter in to the iol .If it sizzles and rises to the top of the oil ,the oilis nothot enough.Keep the flame on medium  at all times toansure all round cooking of the jelebis.

5.Now take clean ,cotton cloth and make a small hole in middle and pour the batter and close the cloth and toght with your hand and carefully place the pour in jilebi shape or round shape  .

6.Fry till light golden colour and then remove and put directly in to the jaggery syrup.

7Allow to soak for 2 minsand then remove.

8.Garnish with extra jaggery syrup and crushed almonds.

9.Make this recipe as a festival dish and it contains sufficient amounts of iron by jaggery.

10.Enjoy the delicious dish.