Jalebi /zalabia or indian muffle cake

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6 servings

Very Easy

25 min

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It is also the national sweet of India, probably because it is served in defense and government offices on the occasions of Independence day and Republic day!

Ingredients

For Batter:

• All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
• Gram flour - 1 teaspoon
• Dry active yeast - 1/2 teaspoon
• Canola oil -1/2 teaspoon
• Sugar - 1/2 teaspoon
• Lukewarm water - 1/3 cup
• Food grade orange color - 1 pinch

For Syrup:

• Sugar - 1cup
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
• Cardamom powder - 1 pinch
• Rose water - few drops
• For Frying
• Canola oil

Preparation

• First dissolve the yeast in warm water, stir and let it sit for 5 minutes.
• Mix all purpose flour, gram flour, oil, sugar and a pinch of orange color. Now add the yeast solution and mix it nicely so that there are no lumps.
• Let the batter sit in a warm place for 1 hour to ferment If there is no sun outside then just turn on the oven at 180 degrees F for 5 minutes and then turn it off and keep the batter inside the oven for 1 hour.

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