Awesome Indian sweet “Jalebi” made with your own hands

3

Prepared by: Ekaterina Matsulina

12/20/2016 Cooking time: 3 hours 0 minutes

You have the opportunity to immerse yourself in East Indian culture and try the intricate spirals of Jalebi. These sweets, beloved by Indians, are highly appreciated by numerous tourists in India.

Description of preparation:

Making Indian jalebis at home is actually quite easy. These are small spirals fried in oil and then topped with aromatic sugar syrup. This sweetness will surely appeal to not only children, but also adults. The highlight of Indian cuisine on your table without much hassle is quite possible. And although the process takes quite a lot of time, it is worth it!

Purpose: For children / For an afternoon snack Main ingredient: Dough Dish: Desserts Geography of cuisine: Indian / Eastern

Gajar ka halwa | Gajar ka halwa

Indian carrot halwa is a very popular national dessert. Imagine a milk pudding made from sweet carrots and cashews. This is already very tasty, but add a couple more handfuls of almonds and pistachios, toasted in ghee. Dessert in India is worth trying hot. However, if you see something similar to non gajar ka halwa in the form of cookies, do not pass it by - it is also very tasty.

It is worth bringing nuts from India, especially cashews. They are larger and cheaper than those sold in Russia. Nuts will be useful for preparing traditional Indian desserts or dishes. It also makes sense to buy a couple of jars of ghee in India - it is a very useful thing.

Nutritional and energy value:

Ingredients:

• Flour – 240g;
• Corn flour – 20g;
• Semolina – 20g;
• Starch – 15g;
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp;
• Water – 350ml;
• Baking powder – 6g;
• Salt - a pinch;
• Vegetable oil.

Syrup:

• Sugar – 250g;
• Water – 120ml;
• Lemon peels (they can be replaced with 1 tsp citric acid) – 1 tbsp.

Classic Jalebi recipe

In appearance, this Indian sweet looks like a fried “spiral” coated with golden caramel. Surprisingly, the jalebi recipe is very simple, and we don’t need fancy ingredients to make it.

For the test we will need:

• 2 tbsp. wholemeal wheat flour;
• 100 g sour cream;
• 2 tbsp. water;
• 2 teaspoons semolina;
• ¼ teaspoon of soda;
• refined sunflower oil for frying.

For sugar syrup we need:

• 2 tbsp. sugar;
• 1 tbsp. water;
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice;
• a pinch of salt.

Step-by-step description of the preparation process:

1. The dough is very easy to prepare. Sift the flour into a deep bowl. Add sour cream, soda and semolina to it. In order to knead it all, add some water and whisk the resulting mass until it has a homogeneous consistency. This mixture must ferment a little. Therefore, cover the bowl and put it in a warm place for at least 2 hours. The mass, ready for frying, resembles thick sour cream in appearance.
2. While our dough is fermenting, prepare the caramel syrup. Mix water and sugar and put them on the fire. Stir our sugar mass frequently and skim off the foam until it boils. As soon as it boils, add a pinch of salt and lemon juice. Thanks to salt and lemon juice, our dressing will not become sugary. Stir our syrup one last time, reduce the heat slightly and cook for another 10 minutes with the sugar mixture gently but visible boiling. We put our finished caramel aside, it should cool to room temperature. Properly prepared caramel will gently coat our Jalebi and not turn it into a soft lump.
3. When the dough has reached the state we need, we can start cooking it. Since this cookie is deep-fried, we will need a frying pan with a thick bottom and high sides. Pour refined oil into a bowl, about 3 cm high, and place on medium heat. We need to form spirals from the thick mass as in the photo. To do this, we will need a pastry bag with a small diameter nozzle or a thick bag with a corner cut off. With its help, we squeeze the future sweetness directly into the heated bowl. Brown our yummy on both sides. Remove from the pan and remove excess fat (you can put it on a napkin or use a wire rack). Next, dip the pieces of delicacy into our golden caramel for 5-10 seconds and place on the wire rack.

Kulfi | Kulfi

Indian kulfi ice cream has won thousands of positive reviews from tourists from all over the world. The dessert is popular throughout Southeast Asia and even the Middle East. Outwardly, kulfi is similar to standard ice cream, but the Indian delicacy is denser and creamier and melts much more slowly. Traditional additives to dessert are rose, mango, cardamom, saffron, pistachios. However, modern kulfi is prepared with almost any type of fruit, berries, nuts, as well as chocolate, vanillin, spices and much more. Be sure to try this ice cream in India and at least once with the classic taste.

If you want to learn how to make kulfi at home, buy saffron in India (cheaper here than in Arab countries), cardamom and nuts.

Similar Recipes

How to prevent the dough from burning? To prevent the dough from burning, you need to put a bowl of water in the oven. It does not matter what test we are talking about. It can be any dough: unleavened, yeast, biscuit, shortbread, choux,…

• Read completely

How to replace eggs in sweet baked goods In sweet baked goods, you can use one of these methods instead of eggs: • 1 egg = 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water; • 1 egg = 1 banana, pureed in a blender; • 1 egg = 2-3 spoons...

• Read completely

How to get baked goods out of a one-piece mold To avoid problems with getting the finished baked goods out of a one-piece mold, first cut out a circle from cardboard with a diameter equal to the mold and wrap it in foil. Place two crosses on the bottom of the mold...

• Read completely

How to preserve fresh cucumbers for a long time Sometimes it happens that for some unknown reason fresh cucumbers wither. And I want to keep them fresh for much longer. Here's the method: take a rag and wet it with cold water. Cucumbers are wrapped in it...

• Read completely

How to make colored glaze? For colored glaze, you can use natural dyes. Red color comes from beets, orange from carrots, yellow from orange juice, green from parsley, brown from cocoa, coffee or chocolate...

• Read completely

To make semolina more airy... To make semolina more fluffy and airy during cooking, soak it in milk or water half an hour before cooking and let it swell properly.

• Read completely

Burfi | Burfi

This sweet from India has long won the hearts of vegetarians, raw foodists and healthy eating enthusiasts. Today, variations of it can be purchased in many natural food stores. Although, according to tradition, burfi in India is prepared on the basis of condensed milk, boiled with spices, fruits or nuts to a fudge state - this is a fairly high-calorie dessert. Today, condensed milk is often replaced with carob syrup, coconut cream, nut butters, or something else. We recommend trying the classics in India. Moreover, every tourist will find a taste to his liking: with coconut pulp, mango juice, crushed almonds, rose water or anything else.

Bring a couple of boxes of burfi from India in convenient factory packaging. This traditional oriental sweet will be an excellent gastronomic souvenir.

How to cook “Indian Jalebi”

1. You need to start by preparing the dough. Place all dry ingredients in a deep bowl.

2. Mix thoroughly.

3. Pour in water and start stirring. This must be done for at least 4 minutes.

4. Now the dough needs to be covered with a clean towel and left for 15-20 hours.

5. Then add a little more flour and mix again.

6. That’s all, the base for the Indian jalebi recipe is ready.

7. For convenience, I recommend pouring the dough into a ketchup jar. You can also use a pastry bag or a plastic bag, for example.

8. To prepare the sweet syrup, place sugar, saffron and water in a small saucepan. Put it on fire.

9. Cook the syrup after boiling over low heat.

10. At the end, add a little lemon juice and remove from heat.

11. Now you can start frying Indian jalebis at home. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.

12. Pour the dough into small spirals into the heated oil.

13. Fry until golden brown. Then carefully remove from the oil.

14. And transfer to syrup. It is important that the syrup remains warm at all times.

15. Dip the spirals on all sides in syrup and place on a prepared baking sheet lined with foil. That's the whole secret of how to make Indian jalebis. Interesting and not at all difficult, right? Help yourself.

Rate Indian Jalebi recipe:

average rating: 4.4, total votes: 8

I cooked)

Important! The video may differ from the text version of the recipe!

The editors recommend: Similar recipes: Collections of recipes:

Jalebi

I've tried almost everything in our kitchen, it's time to move on to something new. I would like to know a little about the cuisine of the peoples of the world. I propose to prepare an Indian sweet, which is very popular in this country. In India, jalebis are sold on every corner. These are crispy spirals soaked in sweet syrup.

This delicacy can be prepared at home. It's not difficult at all. It contains the simplest ingredients that can be found in every home.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• Water 170 ml
• Kefir 1 tbsp. l.
• Semolina 0.75 tbsp. l.
• Wheat flour 150 g
• Soda 0.25 tsp

Syrup:

• Water 250 ml
• Sugar 500 g
• Lemon juice 1 tbsp. l.
• Imeretian saffron 0.1 g

For frying:

• Refined sunflower oil 200 ml

How to cook:

Step 2

Sift the wheat flour into a deep bowl.

Step 3

Add semolina to the sifted flour. Stir.

Step 4

Add kefir, soda, water. Whisk until smooth.

Step 5

The finished dough should be thin, like pancakes, a little thicker. Cover with a cloth and leave at room temperature for 2 hours.

Step 6

In the meantime, let's prepare the syrup. Pour sugar into a saucepan. Add water, lemon juice, saffron. Send it to the fire. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 5-7 minutes over low heat. Cool to room temperature.

Step 7

Add the dough to a piping bag with a small hole. Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan. Pipe the dough quickly into spirals. Now see how you can do it. Fry over moderate heat on both sides until golden brown. Place the finished spirals on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

ARTICLES ON THE TOPIC:

• Eggless muffins - step-by-step recipes with photos
• How to cook fluffy pancakes in water without yeast? 4 recipes for yeast-free pancakes
• Delicious chocolate cupcakes - simple recipes with cocoa

Step 8

Dip the spirals one by one into sugar syrup for 30-40 seconds.

Step 9

Jalebi is ready. Place on a platter and serve. Enjoy your tea!

Calorie content of foods possible in the dish

• Sour cream – 210 kcal/100g
• Sour cream 10% fat content – ​​115 kcal/100g
• Sour cream 20% fat content – ​​210 kcal/100g
• Sour cream 25% fat content – ​​284 kcal/100g
• Sour cream 30% fat content – ​​340 kcal/100g
• Semolina – 340 kcal/100g
• Flour – 325 kcal/100g
• Fortified whole durum wheat flour – 333 kcal/100g
• All-purpose whole durum wheat flour – 364 kcal/100g
• Cereal flour – 348 kcal/100g
• Sugar – 398 kcal/100g
• Granulated sugar – 398 kcal/100g
• Vegetable oil – 873 kcal/100g
• Water – 0 kcal/100g
• Lemon juice – 16 kcal/100g
• Baking powder – 79 kcal/100g

Calorie content of foods: Flour, Water, Sour cream, Semolina, Baking powder, Sugar, Lemon juice, Vegetable oil

Jalebi - Indian sweet

I would like to invite you to try an unusual pastry - the Indian sweet “jalebi”. Jalebis turn out incredibly tasty, crispy, very sweet and quite high in calories. Of course, you won’t cook this every day, but sometimes you can enjoy such a wonderful dessert.

Ingredients

To prepare jalebi you will need: flour - 2 cups; sour cream - 1 tbsp. l.; semolina - 1 tbsp. l; soda - 1/4 tsp; water - 1.5 cups. For syrup: water - 0.5 cups; sugar - 1 cup; lemon juice - 1 tsp; refined vegetable oil (for frying) - 0.5 liters. Glass - 200 ml.

Orange glaze

With this syrup, cookies will appeal to those who do not like very sweet pastries.

To prepare it we need:

• 2 oranges;
• 150 g powdered sugar.
• Squeeze the juice out of the oranges and mix it with powdered sugar, adding it until our glaze looks like thick sour cream. We won’t cook this sauce so as not to lose all the beneficial vitamins that are in orange juice.
• We take our Indian cookies and dip each one in orange syrup, hold it for 5 seconds, take it out and put it on a wire mesh so that they dry a little.

Chocolate glaze

This option is perfect for chocolate fans.

To prepare chocolate topping we will need:

• 4 tbsp. spoons of cocoa powder;
• 4 tbsp. spoons of sugar;
• 100 g milk;
• 100 g butter.
• Pour the milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix cocoa with sugar and pour into boiling milk. Cook the resulting chocolate mixture for 5 minutes (it should boil slightly). Set aside the glaze and stir in the butter. After it has completely dissolved, our chocolate topping is ready.
• Take the fried cookies and dip them in chocolate for a few seconds. To prevent the chocolate from sticking to your hands, place each piece separately on a mesh and put it in a cool place for a few minutes.