Jalebi

Ingredients: Refined flour (maida) : 1 1/2 cups Soda bicarbonate : 1 teaspoon Sugar : 2 1/2 cups Green cardamom powder : 1/2 teaspoon Saffron (kesar) : few strands/a pinch Oil/Ghee : to deep fry Method: -Mix refined flour and soda bicarbonate. Add two cups of water and make a smooth batter. Make sure that there are no lumps. Leave it overnight to ferment (7-8 hrs).  -Make a syrup with sugar and two and a half cups of water. (That is to make sugar syrup boil sugar and water in 1:1 ratio)  -Add green cardamom powder and saffron.  -Take a squeeze bottle and fill it up with the batter. -Heat sufficient ghee/oil in a flat pan.  -Pour the batter into the hot ghee in spiral shapes. Turn and fry till both sides are golden. Drain and soak in the syrup for at least fifteen minutes. Garam Garam Jalebies ready! Variations: -Some would prefer to make instant Jalebies by adding to the above two spoonful of curd and letting it sit aside for 2 hours and then to make them. -If you want it in a different color like yellow then add the appropriate food color to the mix before putting it into the squeezer.