Jangiri
Flower-shaped urad dal fritter soaked in sugar syrup. Tamil version of jalebi found at every sweet shop.
People also search this as jangri, jhangri, jaangiri.
Ingredients
- Cardamom Powder — 1 g
- Food Color (Orange/Yellow) — 0.2 g
- sugar — 300 g
- Rice Flour — 20 g
- Water — 200 g
- Urad Dal Gota (Whole White) — 200 g
- oil — 120 g
- Lemon — 5 g
- salt — 1 g
Method
- Wash and soak urad dal for 2 hours.
- Grind dal to a thick, fluffy batter using very little water.
- Mix in rice flour, colour and a pinch of salt.
- Boil sugar and water to one-string syrup. Add cardamom and lemon drops.
- Fill batter in a cloth with a small hole.
- Pipe flower shapes into medium-hot oil.
- Fry both sides till crisp but not brown.
- Drop into warm syrup and soak for 2 minutes.
- Lift out and place on a plate. Serve warm or cool.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Jangiri?
- 375 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 495 min — 480 min prep, 15 min cooking.