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Potato Jalebi: Crispy Delight Without Maida - Easy Recipe Revealed!
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News18•24-09-2026, 17:11
Potato Jalebi: Crispy Delight Without Maida - Easy Recipe Revealed!
- •Discover how to make crispy and juicy Jalebi using boiled potatoes instead of maida, offering a delicious alternative for sweet lovers.
- •This easy-to-follow recipe uses common household ingredients like boiled potatoes, cornflour, curd, and sugar.
- •Learn to prepare the perfect sugar syrup and a smooth batter for your potato Jalebi.
- •Fry the Jalebis until golden brown and immediately soak them in warm sugar syrup for 1-2 minutes.
- •Key tips include mashing potatoes thoroughly, maintaining medium oil temperature, and using slightly warm syrup for best results.
Key Questions Answered
To make potato jalebi, you need 2 medium-sized boiled potatoes, half a cup of maida, 2 tablespoons of cornflour or rice flour, 2 tablespoons of curd, 1 pinch of baking soda, water as needed, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water for the syrup, optional saffron or food color, and ghee or oil for frying.
First, mash the boiled potatoes thoroughly to ensure there are no lumps. Then, mix in the maida, cornflour, and curd, gradually adding water to create a thick and smooth batter, and finally stir in a pinch of baking soda right before frying.
Immediately after frying the hot jalebis on medium heat until golden brown, place them into slightly warm sugar syrup and let them soak for 1 to 2 minutes before taking them out to serve.
