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Jalebi (Rajasthani Region)














Ingredients

Quantity
Plain flour (maida)
200gms
Gram flour (besan)
20gms
Sugar
200gms
Yellow colour
few drops 
Milk
2 tbsp
Ghee
to deep fry
A plastic easy squeeze bottle



Sieve 100 gms. maida and besan together. Make a batter using warn water. Keep aside for 24 hours. Add remaining maida and food color and more warm water if required. The batter should fall easily when poured - Not too thick not too thin. Keep aside.

Make syrup of the sugar by adding water and boiling. Add the milk and all the scum to form while boiling. Make one string syrup. Strain. Fill bottle with batter. The nozzle should have a hole the thickness of a knitting needle. Heat ghee well in a shallow frying pan and form jalebis in the form of concentric circles about 2 inches on the outside. Fry till crisp, drop into hot syrup. Drain with a perforated spoon, serve hot.