jalebi | sweets

Ingredients

1 cup minus 2 tbsp Maida
2 tbsp corn flour
2 tbsp hot oil
pinch of baking soda
3/4 th cup curd
yellow edible color

For sugar syrup
1cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp lemon juice
yellow edible color
generous pinch of cardamom powder

Oil for deep fry

Method

1. Mix everything under ingredients table. beat well. Allow it to ferment for 12 hours minimum same as idly batter.
2.Prepare sugar syrup with 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water. Boil for 15 mins in medium flame. Just wait for one string consistent. Switch off the flame and add lime juice.
3.Heat oil in a wide pan in medium flame.
4.Beat the fermented batter until fluffy. It should be in pouring consistant.Fill the batter in piping bag and draw the shape on hot oil. Draw 2-3 jalebi at a time and wait to cook on both sides. once you see crispy jalebi take out from the oil and immediately transfer to warm sugar syrup.Let it stand for 1-1/2 min in sugar syrup. Transfer to a plate

Enjoy hot jalebi !

Notes

Alternatively ziplock cover can be used for piping.
cook in medium heat.
Transfer immediate from oil to sugar syrup. it will prevent soggy.
Once you draw on hot oil it will be double the size. So watch your jalebi drawing size.