Jalebi

Make Jalebi at home

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp chickpea flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp yogurt
• 1/2 cup water, plus more
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup water for syrup
• Pinch of saffron
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Oil or ghee for frying

How it's made

1. Whisk flours, baking powder, yogurt and water to a thick pourable batter; rest 8 hours or overnight to ferment lightly.
2. Boil sugar and water to a one-string syrup, add saffron, cardamom and lemon juice and keep warm.
3. Fill a squeeze bottle or piping bag with the batter.
4. Heat oil over medium heat.
5. Pipe batter in spirals into the oil and fry on both sides until crisp, about 2 minutes.
6. Dip in the warm syrup for 30 seconds.
7. Remove, drain and serve warm.