What is the name of this Indian dessert that I am describing?

Question

I am American and I went to an Indian restaurant a few weeks ago. I do not know how similar or different the food was from the food served IN India, so please inform me if the food I ate was much different. The restaurant had these orange colored dessert pastries. They were heavily fried, orange in color, and almost shiny looking. They were round and swirled, with an appearance similar to a cinnabon, but they were flat. (Here's a pic of cinnabons: http://www.fallensouffle.com/uploaded_images/IMG_9801-793196.JPG)

They were delicious and I'd like to order them next time I go to an Indian restaurant, but I do not know their name! Could you please help? Is this dessert truly Indian, or could it be a variation of Indian desserts? Thanks!

Answer 1

Jalebi (ja lay bee), they are delicious!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalebi

Answer 2

its definitely jalebi....{jay lay b}...

pronounce it ...try not to swirl ur tounge while doin it!

Answer 3

JALEBI FANATASTIC DESSERT ROM NORTH INDIA...  MY FAVOURITE.... SERVED HOT....

Answer 4

they are called jalebis

jull-abe-ee

they are often served in india as a desert, I really like them,

try to say jellay-bees, that is the closest sound I can make out or you could just spell it out as jalebi

Answer 5

Also, try something called Gulab Jamun! They are absolutely heavenly.

Answer 6

It is called Jelly bean but the indians pull them and twist them and that is why their jelly beans look like that.

Answer 7

if it's the sweet stuff it's the jeelabi then

are you talking about the orange, greasy/oily, one?

it's the jalebi then

http://www.bengalisweet.com/images/JALEB...

Answer 8

From what you've described,what you ate was an Indian sweet,usually prepared and eaten during a good occasion(or even generally)

its called a Jalebi(pronounced as ja-lay-b in Hindi)here's a pic of how it looks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24thcentury...

you can confirm if that's how it looked.It is a sweet dish originated in India,it isn't a variation,any good Indian restaurant would know it if you ask them,its very commonly eaten all over India.Just make sure you have only a little of it as its fried in oil and has a high sweet as well as calorie content!hope it helps!

Answer 9

yuuuuuuuum. you are talking about jalebi!

Jalebi's are very yummy as are gulab jamun.

I took at trip out to Pakistan a few years back and there was a jalebi stand near our house and every morning we would get fresh made jalebis from there - ten times better than the jalebis we find in America!!

I'm not sure of the origins of this dessert. It is an Indian dessert and is found both in India and Pakistan.

You can eat a Jalebi as is or you can eat it dipped in warm milk. Both ways are very good!!

Next time you go to an Indian restaurant, try their gulab jamun as well!

Answer 10

Jalebi !!!  I had it in the afternoon :)

Answer 11

it was jalebi for sure.

Answer 12

Hmmm... yes its jilebi

Veey delicious I like it very much

Answer 13

The dessert you ate is called Jalebi,its made of chicpea flour mixture which is filled in a piping bag and deep fried in pure ghee(saturated fats) and then soaked in sugar syrup to get that stringy texture,normally saffron is added to give the colour and rose syrup may be added.

Answer 14

In your fairly long description, two significant omissions are there to source the item to jalebi. (1) The item was twisted (2) It was soaked in sugary syrup.

There are three such items actually. (1) Jalebi (also pronounced jilebi), the raw material is maida (double-refined wheat flour). (2) Jangiri (also called jaangir and imarti in Hindi). the raw material is black gram powder (called urad dal ka atta in Hindi) (3) Gheewar the raw material is a mixture of wheat flour and maida, but this is big in size with several circular twists at least of 8 inches diameter.

Preparation is by kneading well the flour to a loose paste thickness, hold in a hard cloth with a hole, pour it in a twisting movement of hand in the boiling oil/clarified butter in the frying pan, deep fry, remove and soak in sugary syrup.

Answer 15

Are you talking of Jelabi

Amarati

Answer 16

jeelabi ...............no doubt