Jalebi (Sweet)
April 2nd, 2007 filed under Desserts, VeganJalebis can best be described as funnel cakes. Jalebis can be made thin and crispy or thick and juicy. Jalebis taste best when served hot.
Makes 10 Jalebis.
Ingredients:
- Batter
- 1/2 cup All Purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon besan (gram flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- About 1/3 cup of lukewarm water (as needed)
- Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- Pinch of cardamom powder
- Few strands of saffron
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- Oil to fry
Method
Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Mix the flour, besan (gram flour), oil, and sugar together. Add the yeast solution and mix well, making sure that there are no lumps and the batter is smooth. Set the batter aside and let sit in a warm place for one hour. Make sure the batter is fermented, but do not over ferment.
For the syrup: Boil the sugar and water together. Add the lemon juice and saffron and close the heat.
Heat the oil in a flat frying pan about 1″ deep. Fill the Jalebi batter into a piping bag with a number 3 nozzle. You can also use an empty bottle (i.e. empty ketchup or mustard bottle). Next, squeeze the Jalebi batter out in the hot oil in a pretzel shape to about 2 inches in diameter. Deep fry the Jalebis until golden-brown on both sides and transfer into the warm syrup. Let them soak in the syrup for a few seconds and take out and serve hot.
Variations
Try sprinkling cinnamon powder or drizzle melted chocolate over the Jalebis for a creative touch.
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August 25th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Hello Aunty,
Thanks for such a lovely recipe.The jalebi’s came out very crispy and tasty.
August 21st, 2008 at 4:17 pm
What did you use 10 Tablespoons of?
August 21st, 2008 at 11:18 am
I accidenty used 10 tableaspoons it was good still though.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Hi,
Can we use Baking Soda/Baking Powder instead of yeast for the jalebis, Thanks.
August 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Thank you so much aunty.
August 12th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Hello Aruna,
As sugar and water comes to boil close the heat just make sure sugar is disolve. Do not boil syrup after one boil it will be to thick.
Manjula
August 12th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Namaste Manjula Aunty,
I have seen your jalebi recipe and I have a question about the sugar syrup. What should be the consistency of the sugar syrup for jalebis? Thanks in advance.
Aruna
August 7th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Hi Rakhi,
Cakes are not tecnhically an Indian food, although they are eaten in India, so I don’t expect them to be included here.
If you type “eggless cakes” into the internet, you will get many replies.
August 7th, 2008 at 3:45 am
Bengali Rasgulla is very nice i am jain don’t u have eggless cack recipes
August 1st, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hi Manjula,
I think all your receipies ara the best! well done.
July 29th, 2008 at 10:40 am
hi manjula..I saw ur receipe of Jalebi..I’ll like to give you my opinion in making the Jalebi..This is ususally how I make it at home.. Instead of frying all the Jalebi’s and then dipping them in the syrup, its better if it is fried n immediately dipped in the syrup as the jalebi will taste more good.. I mean 1st make jalebi and immediately put it in syrup n make other jalebi, after that take out the jalebi’s from the syrup and then put the new jalebi’s fried in the syrup.. I liked your other recepies like potatoe yougurt gravy etc…
July 28th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Hello Neeta,
Gulab jamuns are often hard because the dough is not soft enough if needed add more milk to dough as needed. Gulab jamuns should be cooked on low heat.
July 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
hello Manjulaji…1st of all thanks for such a tasty recepis…i have tried many & its was good everybody likes it my home. Recently i have tried gulan jamun it was tasty but they become little hard from inside pls. let me know where u was worng so next time i will take care of.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Hello Shweta, all purpose and plain flour is same.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Hi Aunty..I am fan of your reciepies. Is that all purpose flour and plain flour i.e atta same? I want to try jalebis…Just need to get the yest.will tell u when i m done..
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Hi Auntie,
I tried the jalebis today and they were fabulous.I just don’t have any words to tell you how great they tasted.I tried making jalebis once before but they didn’t turn out well,but your recipe is just wonderful.
Thanks a Million.
July 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Hello Manjula. Just found your webiste by chance and was watching the Jalebi video with my daughter. Looks really easy, will try it in the next few days (need to get the yeast first!) Will let you know how it went. Surjeet, England. UK
July 16th, 2008 at 1:53 am
I tried the Jalebis recently and I was happy it did work out for me. My daughter likes Jalebis and I always buy them for her. Now it’s so easy to make them. If you work with the exact amounts given for the ingredients you can’t go wrong.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Thank you amma for sharing this great recipe. This is the first time my jilebi’s came out well. waiting more from you.
aswathy
June 27th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Dear Manjula aunty,
I happened to visit your website by chance and I am amazed to find that these yummy deserts can be so simple to make….wow! I just can’t wait to try them myself.
Thank you for putting up this wonderful website….it will really help us to maintain our indian cooking habits here.
Thanks,
Sumali
June 25th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
i hav tried bengalli rasgulla ……….that was really yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy……
June 25th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
thanx for jalebis . aunti , , , , i wana learn how to make veggie springrolls can u help me to do so
June 21st, 2008 at 2:36 pm
i was lookingg through other recepies and some people put baking powder and yogurt how come you dont put it..
June 13th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
i love ur recipes . espically desserts. very simple n esay way n espically videos so we can wtach in practical how u make them. keep it up. very very apreciatable
June 12th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Hi Aunti ji,
I tried jalebi last saturday. It was really good. My friends and husband did not belive that i made it by myself.
Thanks again for your good recipes.Its really usefull …..
June 7th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
hy itz me annie..i become a big fan of u….and itz my daily routine to make sumthing frm u r recipies….
June 7th, 2008 at 6:56 am
you shold try adding salt to jalebi it will taste good
June 7th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Dear Manjula ji,
I am from India. My daughter & I have become your regular fans since we have seen some of your videos! You are such a great cook and you demonstrate so well! Thank you so much! We tried the jalebis and they were v good! Is it possible to make them without yeast, since yeast is not so easily avaiable here? Also please could you give us your receipe for the Bengali sweet, ChumChum ?
May 31st, 2008 at 10:24 am
Very Nhammyyyyyy…jalebs…
May 28th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Manjula…
Awesome website with superb recipes..thank you so much..the demo in youtube made my life easy to understand..thanks …
May 26th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
where can u buy these, and what kind of syrup do you use
May 17th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Hello, I am Turkish, I love Indian cuisine but I wasn’t successful with recipes. Then I saw your video recipes. You are EXCELLENT, BAR NONE. I tried most of your recipes. I cook more Indian food than Turkish
I hope you publish a recipe book soon.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Hello Shahnaz, just use larger tip. thank you for sharing your experiment,
May 12th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Hi Mrs. Manjula:
Trying your recipes almost everyday and obviously loving them. Now time to make Jalebi. If I want to do it thick and juicy what different I have to do?
I made Rasmali, turned out excellent! I actually made the Rusgulla with twin sugar and the milk sauce of Rasmali with twin sugar for my diabetic friend and she just loved it. While I made the syrup I tasted the water for sweetness before adding more twin sugar, and this way it was perfect no bitterness. I am so happy for that. I got this confidence from you Manjulaji, not scared to experiment, it is kind of fun too.
Best wishes for my favourite cook!!!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
manjula ji u r so great…..it seems so easy with u…
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:25 am
Hi Aunty
I tried your Jalebi recipie twice with rave reviws. thank you so very much. I wanted to add as I found my batter slightly thick I added a little youghurt and its water. It worked very well.
I would like to request a recipie for Pedas. i hope you can demonstrate this for us.
Once again Thank you
April 30th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Hello Manjula ji, It is really good to see recipes without onions and garlic..I am also jain and just love your recipes. I tried jalebi, my husband just loved it. Thanks a lot. For cabbage pizza, do I really need pizza stone? Thanks.
April 30th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
hi mnjula aunti
how r u,
i like your recipies & speciually those easy ways in which u shows them
manjula aunti can u tell us the recipi of making vegetable manchurian wih fried rice.my husband like that .i ll be very thankful to u.
gagandeep
April 21st, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Namaste Mrs.Manjula
I was always thinking of Jalebi’s to be a dish cooked by professionals only.I never knew it was so simple and can be home-cooked.Thank you so much.Im so excited to know that my favourite sweet is not only at any Indian store but also in my home just a preparation-time away.
April 19th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Gram flour in hindi its known as BASEN and you can buy this on any Indian store
April 19th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
i am very happy when i found ur site .now i am spending mamy hours on ur site.i saw one of my favourite recipy from ur site .i want to know what is gram flour, from where i got it.please reply me
April 17th, 2008 at 12:54 am
I really love to watch you cook! I’ve seen many videos but yours are very helpful you don’t miss a step. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your recipes and ideas with us. You are a great inspiration…
April 16th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Aunty, I made these Jalebis and they came out so well. Thanks so much for the recipe. The videos help a great deal. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more and more yummy recipes.
March 26th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
yeast is available on every grocery store.
March 26th, 2008 at 4:06 am
i m really so excited to make it. but i don’t know what is yeast and from where i can get it.
plz plz. tell me as soon as
March 15th, 2008 at 5:10 am
Dear Ms Manjula,
Today I made the jalebis for the first time and they came out great. I followed your intructions and they came out really great. Everyone at home enjoyed it. In fact, it was not enough. I must make more next time! I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this great recipe with everyone.
March 14th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
hi auntyji,
i loved to see all my favorite recipes in ur website. i am a vegetarian and i feel at home when im watching ur cooking videos. Thanks for the lovely recipes.
March 12th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
My boyfriend and I had these for the first time at a sitar concert we went to. I have been looking for this recipe everywhere, but couldn’t remember what they were called. I can’t wait to make these! My boyfriend will be so excited. Thank you so much for your wonderful webiste!