 Imaratee from Mumbai, India |
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| Origin | |
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| Alternate name(s) | Jilebi, Jilapi, zoolbia (Middle east), jeri (Nepal) |
| Place of origin | Middle East and North Africa |
| Region or state | South Asia |
| Dish details | |
| Course served | Dessert |
| Main ingredient(s) | Maida flour, saffron, ghee, sugar |
| Variations | Jaangiri or Imarti |
| Approximate calories per serving | fewer than puma's cokes |
Imaratee and zalebi (Urdu: جلیبی, Hindi: जलेबी, Punjabi: ਜਲੇਬੀ jalebī; Bengali: জিলাপী jilapi; Persian: زولبیا zoolbia) are Indian fried sweets. It is made by deep-frying batter in a kind of pretzel shape then soaked in syrup. Zlebia is a Middle Eastern and North African sweet introduced during Muslim rule of the Indian Subcontinent and its local name is Jalebi as Z is replaced by J in most Indian languages.
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Description
Jalebis are bright orange or yellow in colour, but are also available in white.
It is served warm or cold. It has a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating. The sugars get partly fermented which adds flavor to the dish.
A similar sweet is imarti, which is red-orange in color and sweeter in taste, made in Uttar Pradesh, India. Jalebis in Orissa are also sometimes made of chhena.
In India it is served as the Celebration Sweet of India especially during the national holidays like Independence Day and Republic Day in the government offices, defence and other organisations. Similarly, Jalebi is one of the most popular sweets in Pakistan. Jalebi is also sometimes spelt as "Jalibi".[1]
Geographic distribution
The Persian word for Jalebi is "zoolbia." In Egypt, Lebanon and Syria it is known as "zalabia" (sometimes spelt as "zalabiya").[2] In the Maldives it is known by the name "zilēbi". This sweet is called "jeri" in Nepal, a word derived from jangiri, and the Mogul Emperor Jahangir.[3]
In Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia this sweet is known as Zlebia or Zlabia.
See also
- Zlebia, the same sweet in the Maghreb (North Africa)
- List of Indian sweets and desserts
Awwamaat Zalābiya - List of fried dough foods
Further reading
- Epicure's Delectable Desserts of the World By Asha Khatau ISBN 81-7991-119-5
References
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