Jilebi

Ingredients:

2 cups maida (all purposr flour)

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk or sour curds

A pinch of saffron or other food coloring

Cooking oil for deep frying

1 tsp warm ghee

Method:

Mix together 1 cup of maida and buttermilk to get a smooth batter, Add water if necessary only! Keep it aside overnight at room temperature. The next morning, mix in the remaining maida and ghee. Set aside. Make a stringy syrup with enough water and the sugar and let it cool. Add the saffron/food coloring and mix well. Bring the oil to smoking point. Pour the batter in concentric circles to get a spiral shaped jalebi. Fry till crisp and golden brown. Dip in sugar syrup for about 1/2 a minute and take out. Serve on a platter, dusted with cardamom powder and powdered sugar. Leftover jalebis can be refrigerated Preparation : 10 minutes(exec. overnight fermenting time) Cooking: 30 minutes (syrup and frying)