Jangiri

This is a mouth watering sweet from South India. we may think that jangiris r really tough to prepare.But Its was quite easy n really yummy….

Ingredients

Urad dhal-3/4 cup

Food color (Orange)- A pinch

Salt –A pinch

Rice flour(Optional)-1tsp

Oil for deep frying

Thick cotton cloth or zip lock cover

For Sugar Syrup

Sugar-2cups

Water-11/2cup

Lemon Juice-1/2tsp

Cardamom pods-3

Method:

1.Soak urad dhal in water for minimum 3 to 5 hours.Grind them with very little water.

2.The batter should be smooth.Dont grind them watery

3.Mix a pinch of salt and food color,rice flour(if u need) and mix well

4.Heat sugar with water n turn them as syrup, syrup should be in one string consistency,add cardamom pods to the syrup.

5.Take a zip clock cover or thick cotton cloth and make a hole with a thin needle.

6.Hole should be very tiny

7.Fill half the cover with a batter..

8.Heat oil in a pan on a medium flame.

9.Once the oil is hot,then press tightly cloth or cover over the hot oil(draw jangiri in the oil).

10.Once the jangiri gets cooked and becomes light,turn over and cook till crisp.

11.Take out carefully and transfer to the sugar syrup.

12.Turn the jangiris well in both sides.

13.Jangiris will absorb the sugar syrup n get a beautiful color….

14.Tasty jangiris are ready to eat

Notes :

1.Dont worry about the shape, so make them as desired shapes..

2.The sugar syrup must not be too thin and also not too thick.

3.I dint used rice flour since my jangris were coming out nice without it

4.If batter is slightly watery can add rice flour a bit....