Jilapi (Jalebi or Zalabia)
User Reviews
5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Asian, Bangladeshi
Jilapi (Jalebi or Zalabia)
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Jilapi (jalebi or zalabia) is a traditional fried sweet pastry from the Indian continent, that is also popular in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Ingredients
For the jilapi
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons rice flour (or chickpea flour)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup yogurt
- 1 cup water about, warm
- saffron a few threads
- 2 pinches cardamom
For the sugar syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1¾ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons rose water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- cardamom seeds a few
- saffron a few threads
Equipment
- Squeeze bottle
Instructions
Jilapi
- Mix flour and baking powder.
- Then add all remaining ingredients.
- The texture of the dough should be close to a very thick crepe batter. Adjusting the quantity of water accordingly.
- Let stand 6 hours at room temperature.
- Using a pastry bag with small tip or a plastic squeeze bottle, fry the jalebi in a spiral shape in hot oil.
Sugar syrup
- Put the water, cardamom, saffron and sugar in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil until the syrup begins to thicken.
- Remove from heat.
- While stirring, pour the lemon juice, honey and rose water.
- Immediately return to the heat and boil again, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat at the first signs of boiling. Let cool.
- Soak the jilapi generously in the syrup.
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