Apple Jalebi

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 apples, peeled and sliced them in thin rings
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon oil
• oil, to fry
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1 tablespoon blenched and sliced pistachios

Recipe

• 1 batter:.
• 2 dissolve the yeast and sugar in ¼ cup warm water, and let it sit for about 5 minutes.
• 3 mix the flour and oil together.
• 4 add the yeast solution to the flour and mix. make a smooth batter. add water as needed. consistency should be like pancake mix.
• 5 set the batter aside and let it sit in a warm place for half hour.
• 6 make sure the batter is fermented, but do not over ferment. after fermenting batter will be little lacy.
• 7 syrup:.
• 8 boil the sugar and water together. add the lemon juice, and cardamom boil for about 8 minutes until syrup is about ½ thread. lemon juice keeps the mixture from crystallizing.
• 9 making the jalebis:.
• 10 heat the oil in a frying pan about 1 inch deep.
• 11 dip the apple slices into the batter one at a time, making sure the slice is covered with the batter. then, slowly drop the slices into the frying pan.
• 12 the jalebi will take about 4 to 5 minutes to cook.
• 13 turn them occasionally. fry the jalebi until both sides are golden-brown.
• 14 transfer them into the warm syrup.
• 15 let jalebi soak in the hot syrup for a few seconds.than take them out and garnish with sliced pistachios.
• 16 serve hot.