Jalebi

Ingredients:

2 cups All purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps rice flour
1/4th tsp baking powder
2 tsps curd (plain yogurt)
1 1/4th cups warm water
1/2 tsp saffron threads(slowly dry-roasted and powdered)
3 cups sugar
2 2/3rd cups water
1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
1 1/2 tsp rose water
Ghee or vegetable oil for frying

Directions:

Mix the flour,rice flour,baking powder,curd & 3/4th cup of the water in a bowl.
Mix well & then add remaining water & 1/8th tsp of saffron powder & whisk until smooth.Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment.
Whisk thoroughly before use.Prepare one string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.Just before the syrup is ready add saffron & cardamom powder.
Heat oil in a kadhai .Pour the batter in a steady steam(or coconut shell with a hole) into the kadhai to form coils.Make a few at a time.
Deep fry until they are golden & crisp all over but not brown.Remove from the kadhai & drain on kitchen paper & immerse in the syrup.Leave for at least 4-5 mins so that they soak the syrup.
Take the jalebi out of syrup & serve hot.

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