Jilebi

Ingredients

:

• 2 cups maida (all purposr flour)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour curds
• A pinch of saffron or other food coloring
• Cooking oil for deep frying
• 1 tsp warm ghee

Instructions

:

1. Mix together 1 cup of maida and buttermilk to get a smooth batter, Add water if necessary only! Keep it aside overnight at room temperature.
2. The next morning, mix in the remaining maida and ghee. Set aside.
3. Make a stringy syrup with enough water and the sugar and let it cool.
4. Add the saffron/food coloring and mix well. Bring the oil to smoking point.
5. Pour the batter in concentric circles to get a spriral shaped jalebi. Fry till crisp and golden brown.
6. Dip in sugar syrup for about 1/2 a minute and take out. Serve on a platter, dusted with cardammom powder and powdered sugar.
7. Leftover jalebis can be refridgerated Preparation : 10 minutes(exec. overnight fermenting time) Cooking: 30 minutes (syrup and frying)