Perfect Soft Jangri Video Recipe

Recipe Intro For Jhangri Jangri using Mixie : Great fans are there in each and every home for mini soft Adyar Anandha Bhavan (A2B) Jangris. We never get this softer urad dhal version here in stores, only crispy jelebis with red and yellow maida flour based versions are freshly available. Even we call this softer version as Jelebi/Jalebi in our place. A year back when MIL came here

she bought it from ananda bhavan that was the one tasted till yesterday. Whenever I go to Indian stores I search for fresh sweets and end up in getting frozen in the name of “Jalebi”, but it’s not worth I feel so. I thought of trying it at home and discussed with Mom in call, she gave me the ingredients and some tips, also I remembered MIL’s tips when making medhu vada. But I

totally forgot the shape how it looks so searched in google images, took some designs, tried it out in paper before playing with batter he he he…When comes to grind the batter in mixie, I searched for such a recipe with blender/mixer but couldn’t find anything, suddenly something strike my mind, why not to use cake beater/mixer here to aerate the batter, is that only for cake preparation? why not to give a try for our classic recipes? So implemented everything in a right manner and the output was awesome, definitely the pictures prove that…Also recently I bought the grinder so updated the recipe with both mixie and grinder versions, hope you pick your version 🙂

A complete Jhangri making video

Ingredients for Jangri using Mixie

Whole Urad Dhal – 1 Cup
Sona Masoori/ Raw Rice/Rice flour – 1tsp (refer notes)
Oil – Required to fry
Red Food Color – As needed

For Sugar Syrup
Sugar – 2  Cups
Water – 1 and 1/2 Cup
Red Food color and Rose Syrup – As needed
Cardamom Powder – 1-2tsp

How to make Jangri using Mixie

• Soak dhal and rice for 45-50 minutes.
• Drain water and grind half of the quantity in mixie first.
• Add a tsp of water at a time and grind well to nice/smooth consistency
• Don’t add too much water, when blended well, check it by dropping a small batter in water, once dropped it slowly starts to float on the top unlike the grinder version.
• That’s the right indication, remove it from the jar and add it in a large mixing bowl.
• Blend the remaining soaked mixture and add it to the same bowl.
• Once the batter is done add food color and rice flour if using instead of raw rice.
• Take the electric mixer with wire whisk attachment, whisk for 4-5 minutes in medium speed.
• This step is to incorporate more air to the batter.
• When you get whipped cream texture stop beating as shown in the picture.
• Otherwise check by dropping small dough in water, it quickly starts floating on the top, this is the right consistency.
• Now take a ziploc bag, cut one of the closed corner with scissors (size as you like remember it increases in size once fried in oil)
• Add the batter in to the bag, cover tightly and squeeze excess air out. (Same process we follow for cake decoration using piping bag).
• Make sample designs over the plate.

If Using Grinder only consistency varies and skip the whipping part as mentioned above, remaining process are same…Check the step wise pictures below…

Pic 1 :- Grind at least 40 minutes, wipe the sides on and off Pic 2  :- Check it is airy by dropping in water, it should suddenly float on top Pic 3:- The ground urad dal batter Pic 4:- I mixed Red  food color and lightly beaten in my hands to aerate more.

Now you have noted the batter Jhangri Jalebi using Mixie and grinder verison as well , here after the Frying process remains same for both versions (refer video )…

• Heat oil in a pan to fry the jangris.
• Check the oil temperature by dropping small dough in it, slowly pops up, that’s the right temp.
• Now start making shapes directly in the oil (Step wise Pic 1 above), leave as much space between jangris and make it fast while making shapes.
• Now increase the flame bit, flip it on n off and when turns crispy remove from heat (Pic 2).
• Make sure to cook well before removing out.
• Complete the dough by frying in batches (Pic 3).
• Add water, sugar in a sauce pan, bring to boil, in medium flame .
• Put off of the stove when syrup boils for 8-10 minutes or forms single thread consistency.
• Also note the sugar syrup should not be so thick if it reached beyond the right consistency then you have to add water and adjust it, otherwise the jangri looks crisp and never ever syrup gets absorbed by them.
• Add food color and cardamom powder mix well allow to cool.
• Now dip the fried jangri (Pic 4) when the syrup is bit high in temp over lukewarm (not too hot or not too cold), invert the jangris and take it out after a minute.
• Repeat for all and finally pour the syrup over all immersed jangri again to absorb sugar syrup at least for 1-2 hours.
• Definitely u need more syrup for all this fried jangri so soak in batches or else taste the bottom soaked jangris first, if like to prepare more syrup then increase the quantity…
• Another important step, for every one-two hour, filter the sugar syrup and warm it and pour all over the soaking jangris evenly, doing so helps the jangri to absorb well and even.
• Flat/Rectangle utensils or aluminum tray is better for soaking, also cover with cling wrap when it is cooled completely and make sure to use wooden sticks to handle the jangris anytime.

Tips for Jangri using Mixie

1 Why using Rice flour/rice in making Jalebi

i) Gives some crispness so that we easily identify when it is completely cooked.

ii) Consumes less oil in the deep frying process, this is my MIL’s suggestion.

2) Don’t soak the dhal more than 1 hour, doing so absorbs much oil.

3) You can immediately immerse the cooked jangris in lukewarm syrup after taking it
out from oil.

4) Even I make jangri with cake decorating plain tool tip, which works great when
the tip has large hole . It is easy to shape directly in oil which gives perfect jhangri.

5) You can make the syrup before making jangris too and make sure it is warm
while adding jangris in to it.

6) If needed add lemon juice to sugar syrup to avoid crystallization, but i never add it.

7) I used Indian mixie to grind the batter initially, hope food processor/magic bullets are also fine to grind dal.

8) The key for the perfect well soaked jhangri is warm the leftover syrup (when they get thick add water) and pour over the jhangris several times or at least thrice or until they completely soaked.

Shelf Life

• This dal based jhangris has less shelf life.
• So immediately after a day or two store in the refrigerator for later use.
• Warm the chilled jaangris before you serve.

I have updated the recipe with recent pictures, old picture above…

If you like to watch one of my old video here you go 🙂

https://youtube.com/watch?v=so3fKgk0skc%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded