Recipe for Jalebi

Chef: Niru Gupta
Ingredients: 1/2 cup maida 1/4 cup dahi (yogurt) preferably sour ghee for deep frying a strong polythene bag for piping out the jalebis 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups water

Method: Mix flour and dahi, to form a paste of dropping consistency, adding water if necessary. Cover and leave to ferment for 6-7 hours. Dissolve sugar in the water, over low heat, then cook over high heat till slightly thick---one thread consistency. Keep aside, warm, till you fry the jalebis. Heat the ghee and fill the bag with the batter. Twist the opening to seal the bag. Snip a corner to make a small hole. Hold the bag over the hot ghee and pipe out swirls (like whirlpools), straight into it. Lower the heat to medium and turn the jalebis over and fry till a light brown on both sides. Lift out of the ghee and put into the syrup, leave thus for a minute or so, and lift out again and serve.

(Ref: http://cooks.ndtv.com/showonlyrecipe.asp?cond=find&id=240&category=Desserts)