Indian Sweet-Kesari Jalebi Recipe
Kesari Jalebi Recipe: Jalebi is one such sweet which is very famous in India. If you get hot jalebi after edinner or lunch in the winter season, then it is just fun. Jalebi is a traditional kesari or yellow colored sweet made in Indian households for Dussehra, Diwali or other special occasions. It is crispy in food, due to which not only adults but also children eat it with fervor. If you also want to make Jalebi at home during this festive season, then this recipe of ours can be useful for you.Apart from Kesari Jalebi, Paneer Jalebi and Rabri Jalebi are also eaten with great gusto.
A batter is prepared by mixing all purpose flour and curd, Jalebi is made from it only after fermentation. Jalebi is dipped in sugar syrup after frying.
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes Prep Time 10 minutes cooking time 1 hour Serving 20
Ingredients for Kesari Jalebi:
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup curd
- (for frying) oil or ghee
- cloth with a hole in the center
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp saffron
Method
- 1.First of all, prepare a thick batter by mixing all purpose flour and curd together.
- 2.If needed, you can also add water to it.
- 3.Keep it for about six to seven hours to ferment.
- 4. When the batter becomes mushy and froth appears on top, prepare the syrup.
- 5. Mix water, sugar and saffron and make the syrup on a low flame.
- 6. Let the syrup thicken for the time left on high flame.
- 7. When the sugar syrup starts leaving strings, take it off the flame and cool it slightly.
- 8. Take it. Take a deep pan. Add oil or ghee to it and heat it.
- 9. Pour prepared batter into the bag. The smaller the hole, the thinner the jalebi will be.
- 10. Now pour the batter into the hot oil. Cook on medium heat. Flip over.
- 11. When the jalebis turn light brown in color from both the sides, take them out. Put in sugar syrup.
- 12. Let them soak in sugar syrup for about a minute. Take out and serve.
Note: The jalebi batter should not be too thin or too thick.