Vegan Jalebi!

Name: Vegan Jalebi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup water; pinch of cardamom powder; pinch of saffron strands crushed; 1 cup all purpose flour; just about 1/2 cup luke warm water; 1 Tablespoon non dairy Yogurt; 1/2 teaspoon quick rise yeast; 2 teaspoons sugar; pinch of saffron crushed; orange food color (optional.. I did not use color); Oil for frying

Published: Aug 24, 2010 · Modified: Jul 30, 2018 by Richa 24 Comments

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Jalebi is an Indian Sweet which is basically deep fried batter in pretzel kind of shape and dipped in sugar syrup. Jump to Recipe

There are several ways to make Jalebis. I checked some recipes from Sanjeev Kapoor’s site and at Manjula’s kitchen. Check out Manjula’s video for how to shape the Jalebis.

You can also use baking powder instead of yeast.

Vegan jalebi Recipe - Indian Sweet shaped like pretzels, deep fried and dipped in sugar syrup. Like a funnel cake.

Here is what I came up with.

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Vegan Jalebi

Jalebi is an Indian Sweet which is basically deep fried batter in pretzel kind of shape and dipped in sugar syrup

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Resting time1 hr

Total Time35 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian, Vegan

Keyword: deep fried, Indian sweet

Servings: 12

Calories: 148kcal

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

Sugar Syrup:

1 cup (200 g) sugar
3/4 cup (187.5 ml) water
pinch of cardamom powder
pinch of saffron strands crushed

Jalebi:

1 cup (125 g) all purpose flour
just about 1/2 cup luke warm water
1 Tablespoon non dairy Yogurt
1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) quick rise yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
pinch of saffron crushed
orange food color optional.. I did not use color
Oil for frying

Instructions

To prepare the sugar syrup, Boil all the ingredients till the syrup comes to a boil and thickens a bit. (2-3 minutes after the syrup boils). You can add other flavors to the syrup like kewra essence or rose water/essence instead of cardamom.
For the Jalebi batter, In a bowl, add warm water, sugar, saffron and yeast and mix well.
Keep the mixture for 10 minutes or until it is frothy.
Add in the flour, non dairy yogurt and mix well to make a smooth pouring consistency mixture without lumps.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and keep for an hour.
Pour the mixture into a squeezy bottle or a zip-lock bag and cut a small hole(1/8 inch) on one side of the ziplock bag,
Heat oil in a kadhai or deep pan over medium heat until hot. Starting from the center, squeeze out the batter in circles to make a big concentric circle.
Fry it on medium high heat on both sides, till the Jalebies turn golden brown. (*Authentic Jalebis are meant to be fried in ghee(clarified butter), like are you kidding me, 2 cups of ghee is probably from 100s of gallons of milk! )
Transfer Jalebis to warm sugar syrup and remove after half a minute.
Serve warm or cold as is or topped with Vegan Rabdi!

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Jalebi

Amount Per Serving

Calories 148 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 15mg0%

Carbohydrates 25g8%

Sugar 17g19%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin C 0.2mg0%

Calcium 3mg0%

Iron 0.5mg3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Seen below, the right sized hole Jalebi, and the jalebi at the back is with a smaller hole in the ziplock hence too crisp.

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