Ingredients
All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 cup
Gram Flour - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Yeast - 1 tsp
Lukewarm water - 1 cup
For Sugar Syrup
Sugar - 2 cups
Water - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder - pinch
Yellow food colour - Pinch
Essence - Of your choice
Method
1. Dissolve yeast in 2 tsp water. Slowly add maida, gram flour, sugar and oil and mix it well.
2. Now slowly keep adding water to make a smooth batter without any lumps.
3. Cover the batter and keep it aside for 1 hour to ferment.
4. Meantime, we can prepare syrup by thoroughly mixing all the syrup ingredients and on medium heat keep stirring the syrup till one string consistency is got. (I use pineapple essence since it gives a nice fruity aroma).
5. Once the batter ferments using a thick cloth with a small hole in a center (or alternatively a thick plastic cover with a hole), squeeze out the jilebis in concentric circles in hot oil. Fry it in medium heat till both sides turn golden colour.
6. Transfer them to the hot sugary syrup. Soak it well for a few seconds and remove it. Hot delicious jilebis are ready.
