INGREDIENTS
1. All-purpose flour – 3 cups
2. Rice flour – 1/4 cup
3. Baking powder – 1/4 tsp
4. Orange food coloring – 2 pinch (optional)
5. Water – 2 cups (approx) (required for making a thick batter with a thick but soft consistancy which can be squeezed out of squeezer easily)
For Sugar Syrup
6. Sugar – 4 cups
7. Water – 2 Cups
8. Ghee/oil – required for deep frying
METHOD
1). Mix up all purpose flour and rice flour with 1 1/2 cups water to form a thick batter.Add the baking powder and yellow color to the batter.Mix properly so that all the flours mixes well .
2). Keep the batter for about 3 to 4 hrs .
3). Make thick sugar syrup by boiling water and sugar.
4).Heat oil in a pan .Allow it to get heated.
5).Pour the batter into a Idiappam Seva with single hole slide or into the pastry bag with about a ¼ inch opening. If it is too dry to squeeze out, add little bit of water. Keep it ready to squeeze out when the oil is hot.
6). Squeeze the batter into the hot oil in a circular shape starting from the centre which moves out. If the oil is in correct temperature the Batter will suddenly come on top of the batter.
7). Fry each jalebi till its crispy. Dont let the jalebi to get fried off,
it should always have a nice colour.
8).Remove it from the oil and allow it to cool for about 5 to 10 mins, let the oil drain off, then soak in syrup for a minute.
:- Serve it after Chilling or with normal temperature.
Recipe By
Kiran Mary