India x Belgium
Jalebi waffles
All the jalebi crunch, none of the spiral piping drama.
45 minTime
10 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original536kcal
10 gprotein
2 gfibre
45minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Simmer 160 g sugar with the water for 6 minutes. Add the cardamom, half the saffron and the lemon juice. Keep warm on the lowest heat.
- 2Whisk the maida, cornflour, baking powder, baking soda and 15 g sugar. Add the curd, milk, melted ghee and the rest of the saffron, crushed. Mix to a thick batter and rest 15 minutes.
- 3Heat the waffle iron and brush with ghee. Pour in batter to cover two thirds of the plate and close. Cook 4 to 5 minutes.
- 4Dip each hot waffle into the warm syrup for 10 seconds a side, then lift onto a rack.
- 5Beat the hung curd with the remaining 25 g sugar. Top each waffle with a spoonful and the pistachios.
Serve it like this
Stack two waffles slightly offset, spoon the sweet curd on top, scatter pistachios and drizzle a thread of syrup around the plate.
