Vegan Jalebi!

Instructions

1. 1

   To prepare the sugar syrup, Boil all the ingredients till the syrup comes to a boil and thickens a bit. (2-3 minutes after the syrup boils). You can add other flavors to the syrup like kewra essence or rose water/essence instead of cardamom.

2. 2

   For the Jalebi batter, In a bowl, add warm water, sugar, saffron and yeast and mix well.

3. 3

   Keep the mixture for 10 minutes or until it is frothy.

4. 4

   Add in the flour, non dairy yogurt and mix well to make a smooth pouring consistency mixture without lumps.

5. 5

   Cover bowl with plastic wrap and keep for an hour.

6. 6

   Pour the mixture into a squeezy bottle or a zip-lock bag and cut a small hole(1/8 inch) on one side of the ziplock bag,

7. 7

   Heat oil in a kadhai or deep pan over medium heat until hot. Starting from the center, squeeze out the batter in circles to make a big concentric circle.

8. 8

   Fry it on medium high heat on both sides, till the Jalebies turn golden brown. (*Authentic Jalebis are meant to be fried in ghee(clarified butter), like are you kidding me, 2 cups of ghee is probably from 100s of gallons of milk!)

9. 9

   Transfer Jalebis to warm sugar syrup and remove after half a minute.

10. 10

    Serve warm or cold as is or topped with Vegan Rabdi!