Imarti / Jalebi Recipe

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Imarti is also known as Jaangiri and belongs to Rajasthan. A popular Indian sweet,  A circular shaped dessert, Imarti is served both cold or warm. It has quite a similar taste and cooking method to the famous Jalebi. You can cook this delightful, bright sweet dish at home with simple ingredients and within an hour. Prepare this imarti recipe at home and serve on festive occasions like Diwali and as a good alternative to usual desserts for dinner parties.

Ingredients in Imarti Recipe:Made with a Urad dal (bengal gram) batter in a circular shape, deep fried and finally dipped in sugar syrup. A sinful Indian dessert to indulge in

 

Ingredients

2 cups urad dal

3 cups sugar

300 ml. water

saffron colour

1/2 tsp. cardomom ground

500 gms. ghee to fry

 

Method:-

 

1.Soak urad dal overnight in plenty of water.

 

2.Wash and drain. Grind to fine thick batter. Put water little by little.

 

3.Add colour and mix very well.

 

4.If using a mixie, beat the dal well by hand till fluffy after grinding.

 

5.Keep aside for 3 hours. More is weather is cold.

 

6.Make 1 tar sugar syrup as shown in introduction.

 

7.Add cardomom powder to syrup.

 

8.Using either an imarti bottle (with nozzle) or cloth as shown in note, form imartis in the hot ghee.

Lower flame and allow to crisp turning

once.

 

9.Remove from ghee, drain and dip in hot syrup.

 

10.Soak for 3-4 minutes, drain and serve.

11.Repeat for remaining batter.

 

12.Make 4-5 imartis at a time, depending on size of frying pan.

 

Note:

Use a flat bottomed frying pan.

The imarti bottle can be substituted with a soft plastic sauce bottle with a nozzle.

If not available, take a 12"x 12" thick cloth, make a buttonhole type hole in centre.

Place over a tumbler and pour in some batter.

Hold like a pouch and press out imartis like icing.

Shape the imartis as follows, make a ring first, then form small ringlets all along the ring.

Till you come to the start.

 

 

Making time: 1 hour (excluding soaking and keeping time)

Makes: 20 imartis

Shelflife: (1) Keep unsoaked in syrup for a day. (2) Soak in syrup as required.

Nutritional Info

Carbs80 g

Dietary Fiber0 g

Sugar48 g

Fat18 g

Saturated12 g

Polyunsaturated2 g

Monounsaturated1 g

Trans20 g

Protein4 g

Sodium100 mg

Potassium100 mg

Cholesterol100 mg

Vitamin A2 %

Vitamin C0 %

Calcium1 %

Iron100 %

Percentages are based on a diet of 2000 calories a day.