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Meerut Ki Jalebi

Thick crispy jalebis from Meerut sweet shops. Eaten with rabri for breakfast.

Time 25 min · Serves 4 · 933 kcal · Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

Main

Tempering

Method

  1. Whisk maida with curd and enough water into a smooth, thick, free-flowing batter (idli-batter consistency).
  2. Cover and ferment the batter in a warm spot for 12 to 24 hours until mildly sour and slightly aerated.
  3. Make a one-string sugar syrup with sugar, water, saffron and cardamom; keep it warm.
  4. Fill the batter into a cloth/squeeze bottle and pipe tight spirals into hot oil; deep-fry until crisp and golden on both sides.
  5. Soak the hot fried jalebis in the warm syrup for a few seconds, lift out, and serve crisp (Meerut-style, with rabri).

Common questions

Meerut Ki Jalebi ko English mein kya kehte hain?
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Ek plate Meerut Ki Jalebi mein kitni calories hoti hain?
933 kcal per plate.
Kitna time lagta hai?
25 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 10 min pakana.

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