Jalebi

• 200 g Plain flour; (maida)
• 20 g Gram flour; (besan)
• 200 g Sugar
• Few drops yellow color
• 2 tb Milk
• Ghee to deep fry
• A plastic easy squeeze bottle

Instructions

1. 1

   Sieve 100 g maida and besan together.

2. 2

   Make a batter using warn water.

3. 3

   Keep aside for 24 hours.

4. 4

   Add remaining maida and food colour and more warm water if required.

5. 5

   The batter should fall easily when poured - Not too thick not too thin.

6. 6

   Keep aside.

7. 7

   Make syrup of the sugar by adding water and boiling.

8. 8

   Add the milk and all the scum to form while boiling.

9. 9

   Make one string syrup.

10. 10

    Strain.

11. 11

    Fill bottle with batter.

12. 12

    The nozzle should have a hole the thickness of a knitting needle.

13. 13

    Heat ghee well in a shallow frying pan and form jalebis in the form of concentric circles about 2 inches on the outside.

14. 14

    Fry till crisp, drop into hot syrup.

15. 15

    Drain with a perforated spoon, serve hot.

16. 16

    Makes: 30-35 pieces