Elo Jhelo

Elo Jhelo

Ingredients

All purpose flour ( Maida )                                                                   2 cup

Water                                                    As required for the dough (approx. 1/2 cup)

Oil                                                                                    2tbsp (dough) & For frying

Salt                                                                                                      A pinch

Cardamom powder                                                                        1 tsp (optional)

Sugar syrup :

Sugar                                                                                               1 cup

Water                                                                                            1/2 cup

Preparation

In a bowl add flour, a pinch of salt, oil (2tbsp), water and make a dough as we do for puris. Dont make the dough too watery.

 

Divide into small balls and flatten it just as we do chapatis.

 Take a knife and cut through the circle as shown in the picture. Take care not to cut the edges.

 

Roll it into this shape as in the picture. You have to just roll it ad will get this shape.

 

Now heat oil and deep fry them. 

 For sugar syrup: Add sugar and water in a pan and boil it till the syrup thickens and becomes sticky. Add cardamom powder to it.

 Dip them in the sugar syrup for one second and keep aside. Do all the fries in the same way. 

You can store them in a air tight container for a long time.

This is a Bengali crunchy sweet and is made on Bijoya dashmi that is vijayadashami :-)

I tried this and it came out well. Wish all of you to try and taste this special Bengali sweet !!