Rasbhari Recipe- Jalebi

December 14, 2011

Rasbhari Recipe- Jalebi

The moment you say Jalebi , you can't help but think about the juicy dessert which gives a 'heaven-like' experience to your taste buds. As a matter of fact , I was never too fond of sweets .But Jalebi was something I was always keen to make.as most of my family members have a sweet tooth. Also, being a true Indori at heart , it would be really unfair if i don't give a try to this all-time-favourite dish of Indori people. So when i was in 12th standard , I finally decided to try my hands on the recipe. Surprisingly i didn't ask anyone about the ingredients and did everything on my own as if I was an expert at it. And felt out-of-this world when the Jalebi's i made were appreciated by all. Till date i religiously follow the same recipe which is quite hassle free:

Ingredients: (For Batter)

Maida (all purpose floor) -250 gms

Besan (Chick-pea floor) - 2 tblspns

Curds - 1 cup

Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon

For Chashni (Sugar Syrup):

Sugar- 2 cup

Water -2 cup

Lemon Juice- 1 spoon

Few strands Saffron

Refined Ghee for deep frying

Serves : 4

Method:

For the batter, mix all ingredients viz. Maida, Besan, Baking powder with curds in a bowl .
Make sure that the batter is smooth and of a pouring consistency and there are no lumps. If you feel the quantity of curd is not sufficient to give consistency to it , add some warm water to it.
Set the batter aside and keep it for fermenting for atleast 4-5 hours. During winters, you may have to keep it overnight .After fermenting , the texture of the batter changes a bit .

For Chashni (चाशनी ) , mix sugar and water and boil for 25 minutes .
Add lemon juice and saffron strands .

For Jalebi's , heat ghee in a shallow pan (तवई) .
To make Jalebi , I make a good use of the humble Ketchup dispenser :-)) So add some hot ghee in the batter .Mix well.
Pour the batter in the dispenser and squeeze the jalebi batter in hot ghee to make Jalebis.
Fry till brown.
Put the friend jalebis in warm chashni . Let them soak-in for few seconds.
Serve hot . You can also serve them with hot milk which is an ideal breakfast in winters to give you instant energy.

Would also like to add a picture of the famous jalebi from Chawani (छावनी) -Indore which is the best one i had till date. Though the picture is not that great, it gives me instant pleasure just to think about it.