Method of Preparation

1_ Mix flour and baking soda. Add some water and make a smooth batter. Make sure that there are no lumps. Leave it overnight to ferment.
2_ Mix it again, add a little water if required and make it into a pouring consistency.
3_ Prepare sugar syrup by adding equal quantity of sugar and water. Add cardamom powder and cook it for twenty minutes.
4_Heat ghee in a jalebi tawi or a flat kadaior a frying pan. Pour batter into a jalebi cloth and then pour it into medium hot ghee giving it a jalebi shape. Start from outside to inside for better results.
5_ Cook it from both sides till crisp. Remove and keep it in sugar syrup for at least five minutes before serving.

Chef´s Tip: For the jalebi cloth, take some cloth and make a 3 mm hole in the centre.
Jalebi making takes some practice and patience. To start with, try making individual jalebis and when you have perfected that, try making them together in a row.
To make crisp jalebis add a little rice flour to maida.