instant jilebi
Recipe byAll purpose flour/maida-1/2 cup
Besan flour/gram flour-2 tblspn
Cornflour-1 tblspn
Salt-1/2 tspn
Yellow food colour-a pinch
Baking powder-1/4 tspn
Yeast-1/2 tspn
Warm water-2 tblspn+ as needed for making batter
Sugar-1 cup
Lemon juice-1 tspn
Rose water-2-3 drops (optional )
Cardamom powder-1/4 tspn (optional)
1. Dissolve yeast in 2 tblspn warm water and keep for 5 mints.
2. Mix together all purpose flour,besan flour,cornflour,salt and baking powder.Add yellow food clour and yeast mixture.Then by adding water carefully,make a sticky and thick batter.Keep for 5-10 mints.
3. Meanwhile, add sugar to a pan ,along with 3/4 cup water to boil. Reduce the flame and simmer till you attain a one string consistency. (about 15 minutes). To check consistency, take a drop of slightly cooled syrup between index finger and thumb and press together. Lightly raise the finger. If the syrup pulls to make a thread, the syrup is ready.Then add lemon juice,rose water and cardamom powder to it.Mix well and remove from fire.
4. Take a piping bag or a ziplock bag.Pour 1/4 cup batter to it.Then make a small hole on it. ( Don't make big hole ).
5. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.When the oil is medium hot,pipe the batter in circles and cross the circle to ensure that the spiral stays together.
6. Fry on both sides.Then transfer it to sugar syrup.Let it be in syrup for 1 mint.Serve hot or chill.
7. Notes: The oil should never be fuming hot.Make only small hole in the ziplock bag.You can also use a cheese cloth with a small hole in it.
8. Don't keep the batter for more than 10 mints.Use within that time.
November 02, 2013 03:48
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