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Jalebi

Cali! Jwa! Neon Swirling Snacks Iconic Indian Street Stalls

Cooking difficulty: HighVegetarian
For Youth Street Sweet

Description

A sweet extruding fermented wheat/yogurt batter into hot oil in thin spirals, frying crispy, and dipping briefly in saffron/cardamom-scented syrup.

Restaurants serving Jalebi

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour
  • Chickpea flour
  • Plain yogurt
  • Sugar
  • Saffron
  • Cardamom
  • Frying oil
  • Water

Instructions

  1. Mix wheat flour, chickpea flour, yogurt, water into smooth batter; leave in warm place overnight (or hours) to ferment for acidity.
  2. Simmer sugar, water, saffron, cardamom to make slightly thick syrup.
  3. Put batter in piping bag, extrude in 'spirals' into oil in a flat heated pot. Fry both sides crispy, dip briefly in syrup while hot, remove to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips

Key spices

Saffron、Cardamom

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Churros (different shape but as an arrangement fried and dipped in syrup)

Pairing

Fafda(salty snack)、Masala Chai

Trivia

[Trend] Artisans making orange spirals in giant iron pots on Indian street corners is a famous sight. Glass-like crispy outside, bursting warm syrup inside—ultimate texture contrast.

Eating tips & etiquette

[Unique Eating] In Gujarat, eating alternately with salty snack 'Fafda' to enjoy an infinite loop of sweet and salty is a breakfast staple!

Allergen

Wheat, Soy, Dairy

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