Pasta Jalebi

Ingredients

Pasta      : 1 cup
Salt         : a pinch

Ingredients for the batter         

Maida             : 1 cup
Dry yeast        : 1/2 tsp
Sugar              : 1/2 tsp
Salt                 : a pinch 
Cardamom powder   : 1/4 tsp
Oil                   :  for frying

Ingredients for sugar syrup

Sugar            : 1 cup
Water            : 1 cup
Saffron          : 4 -5 threads 

For garnishing 

Pista        : 2 tbsps
Almonds : 2 tbsps

Boil pasta in enough water with little salt.Drain it and keep aside.

Combine the Yeast, 

sugar and 

 1/2 cup of lukewarm water in a bowl , mix and keep aside for 5 minutes.

Take maida in a bowl ,add 1tsp sugar,

a pinch salt,

yeast mixture and some water and mix well to make a thick batter.

Mix and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Soak saffron in little water for few minutes.

For the sugar syrup ,combine 1 cup sugar, 

1 cup water, safforn water in a kadai  and boil on low flame for 10 minutes or  until the syrup is slightly thick and sticky and keep aside.

Now add cardamom powder to the maida + yeast mixture and mix well.

Heat oil in an another kadai,

Dip the cooked pasta in maida batter  

and deep fry in oil till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.

Place the pasta jalebis in the sugar syrup 

Soak for 2 minutes and transfer it to a serving plate.

.Garnish with sliced almonds and pistachio and serve immediately..

Cooking time   : 45 minutes
Servings           : 5 

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