Salted Honey Jalebi (Indian Style Funnel Cake)
- For the Jalebis
- 1/2 teaspoon plain all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon chickpea flour
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 3/4 to 1 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- oil for frying
- Honey Syrup
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1/2 cup water
- several strands of Saffron
- some sea salt
- Mix the flour, chickpea flour, yogurt and water in a bowl for a few minutes until it is of a smooth and ribbon like consistency (If you lift some of the mix on a spoon, it should fall back into the bowl like a ribbon - continuous without breaking up too much.
- Mix in the baking soda and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a pot, add the honey and water and bring to a boil. Then let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Put the flame off.
- Take a shallow frying pan and add oil to about 1 inch deep.
- Let it heat for 5 to 7 minutes. To test if the oil is ready, sprinkle a tiny drop of the batter into the oil. It should sizzle and float right up.
- Once the oil is ready, transfer the batter into a ziploc bag with a tiny hole or into a squeeze bottle.
- Squeeze the batter onto the oil into circular pretzel like shapes and fry the jalebi for about a minute or so on each side or until golden brown.
- Transfer them onto a paper towel.
- Then soak each jalebi in the warm honey syrup for a few seconds (on each side).
- Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with sea salt.
flour, chickpea flour, greek yogurt, water, baking soda, oil, honey syrup, honey, water, saffron, salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/34332-salted-honey-jalebi-indian-style-funnel-cake (may not work)