Chocolate apple jalebi is a puffy fried sweet prepared by soaking chocolate batter coated fried apple rings in sugar syrup. Traditionally apple jalebi is prepared with maida/ all purpose flour like this APPLE JALEBI only but wanted to try making it in different version/ flavor so tried adding some cocoa powder and that makes all the difference in the taste, color and delivers us a whole new dessert/ sweet. Does this recipe remind you of donuts just lie me then here you go both versions:
Since holi is fast approaching thought to share this chocolate apple jalebi as my #holi2021 recipe. Looking for another famous sweet recipe during this holi, recipe is right here: COCONUT GUJIYA, PURAN POLI, BADAM POLI.
Hope you guys like it!!! Don’t celebrate holi then you could use those few apples lying in the fruit basket and relish a yummy dessert, there is always little space in tummy for a yummy dessert or sweet right??😂😂 So let’s get to the making of Chocolate apple jalebi!!
By the did you guys check my latest pancake recipe?? Not yet it is here: EGGLESS WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKE
Here are few recipes with and without apple:
- 1. Apple - 1 (3 or 4 pcs)
- 2. Maida/ All purpose flour – 1 cup
- 3. Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 tbsp
- 4. Ghee – 2 tsp
- 5. Yeast – ½ tsp
- 6. Water – ½ + ½ cup
- 7. Sugar – ½ tsp
- 8. Oil – for frying
- 9. Almonds/ Badam– 1 tbsp ( chopped, for garnish)
- 10. Pistachios – 1 tbsp (chopped, for garnish)
- 1. Sugar – 1 cup
- 2. Water – 1 cup
- * 1 cup = 235 ml
- Take ½ cup warm water, add sugar and yeast. Mix well with a spoon and keep it aside for 10 minutes or until frothy.
- In a bowl add maida/ all purpose flour, ghee and yeast mixture. Mix everything well. Now add ½ cup water to form thick batter. Now keep the batter aside for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour the batter would have doubled and will be frothy when you mix. To this batter add 1 tbsp cocoa powder and mix well. Keep it aside.
- In a pan add water and sugar. Mix well and allow it to boil in medium flame until you achieve 1 string consistency then put off the flame and keep it aside.
- Peel an apple and slice them roundels chopping the middle portion.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Now dip apple rings one by one in the batter and coat it well.
- Now drop the batter coated apple ring one by one gently in oil and cook in medium flame. (You will see the apple puffing up). When one side is done flip it other side and cook till it gets a little crispy. When done add it to the sugar syrup and coat it well in sugar syrup. Allow it to soak for just 1 minute then garnish it with silvered almonds and pistachios. Serve it.
How to make Chocolate apple jalebi with step by step images
- Take ½ cup warm water, add sugar and yeast. Mix well with a spoon and keep it aside for 10 minutes or until frothy.
- In a bowl add maida/ all purpose flour, cocoa powder, ghee and yeast mixture. Mix everything well. Now add ½ cup water to form thick batter. If the batter is not thick it will not puff in the oil, so consistency is important. Now keep the batter aside for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour of rest time you will notice that the batter has doubled in quantity and will be frothy when you mix. Now to this batter add a tbsp of cocoa powder and mix well. Keep it aside.
- In a pan add water and sugar. Mix well and allow it to boil in medium flame until you achieve 1 string consistency then put off the flame and keep it aside.
- Peel an apple and slice them roundels chopping the middle portion.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Now dip apple rings one by one in the chocolate batter and coat it well. Now drop the batter coated apple ring one by one gently in oil and cook in medium flame. (You will see the apple puffing up).
- When one side is done flip it other side and cook till it gets a little crispy. When done remove it using slotted spoon.
- Now add it to the sugar syrup and coat it well in sugar syrup. Allow it to soak for just 1 minute then garnish it with silvered almonds and pistachios. Serve it immediately.