Paneer Jalebi - SK Khazana

Ingredients list for Paneer Jalebi - SK Khazana

• 300 grams Cottage cheese (paneer) crumbled
• 1 cup Sugar
• a few strands Saffron
• 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom powder
• 1/4 cup Cornflour
• 2 tablespoons Refined flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
• to deep fry Ghee
• to garnish Pistachio slivers

Method

1. Heat a non-stick pan, add sugar and ½ cup water, mix and bring it to a boil. Add saffron and green cardamom powder and mix. Boil, stirring till all the sugar dissolves and you get a sugar syrup of one string consistency. Keep the syrup warm.
2. Take cornflour in a large bowl, add refined flour, baking soda, baking powder and ½ cup water and mix to make a smooth batter.
3. Add cottage cheese and mix well. Grind to a smooth paste and put into a clean bowl.
4. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Transfer the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and pipe spirals directly into hot ghee. Deep-fry, turning sides, till both sides are golden brown.
5. Soak the fried jalebis in the sugar syrup for 5 minutes.
6. Lift the jalebis from the syrup, arrange them on a serving platter, garnish with pistachio slivers and serve.