Jalebi

Jalebi is a funnel-cake-like treat made by piping spirals of slightly fermented batter into hot oil, and then soaking the whorls in warm sugar syrup. Making jalebi is a bit fiddly. It requires both a keen understanding of fermentation and temperature and some comfort with candy-making and deep-frying.

Jalebi is a very common and popular sweet in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Jalebi is a syrupy sweet that is shaped liked a slightly large, chaoticpretzel and is traditionally prepared in India and Pakistan. A well made Jalebi has a tart element with a sweet taste.

Jalebi is a hot favourite on any special occasion be it a wedding, festival or birthday. Jalebi is a deep fried sweet made from maidaflour and then soaked in syrup. It is bright orange or yellow in colour but also available in white. It can be served warm or cold and has a somewhat chewy texture with crystallized sugary exterior coating.The sugars get partly fermented which adds flavor to the dish.