Apple Jalebi with Gulab Ice-cream Recipe

Apples are dipped in sweet batter and deep fried to a golden perfection. Team this sugary delight with the brilliance of rose ice-cream. This one should not be missed, take a plunge!

Recipe Cook Time : 40 Minutes + Setting Time

Servings : 4 adults

Ingredients :

For Apple Jalebi : 2 medium apples, 1 cup refined flour, 1 cup + 1 tsp sugar, A few saffron strands, Ghee for deep-frying, 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder, 1/2 tsp dry yeast, 1 tsp rose water, Sliced pistachios for garnishing, Fresh rose petals for garnishing

For Gulab Ice-cream : 100 gms fresh rose petals, 200 ml vanilla ice cream, 2-3 Tbsp rose petal jam(gulkand), 3/4 cup chopped pistachios and almonds

Method :

Apple Jalebi

1. Core apples and cut into thin slices.
2. Combine sugar and water in a deep non-stick pan and boil.
3. Add saffron, mix and boil for about 10 minutes or till the sugar dissolves completely and syrup gets thick.
4. Heat sufficient ghee in a kadahi.
5. Combine yeast and lukewarm water in a bowl, mix well.
6. Let the yeast dissolve completely.
7. Combine flour, cardamom powder, dissolved yeast and sugar in a bowl.
8. Add water and mix well to make a thick batter.
9. Set aside for 15 minutes.
10. Add rose water to sugar syrup and mix well.
11. Cook further till done.
12. Dip apple slices in the batter and deep-fry in ghee till golden.
13. Transfer apple jalebis in the sugar syrup and soak them for a minute.

Gulab Ice-cream

1. Combine ice cream, rose petals, rose petal jam and chopped nuts in a blender jar and blend well.
2. Transfer the mixture into a silicon container, cover with the lid and freeze till set.

Plating :

1. Transfer some apple jalebis on a serving dish.
2. Top it with a scoop of gulab ice cream, follow with another apple jalebi, garnish with pistachios and rose petals and serve.