Add the madia /all purpose flour with salt and make a well in the center
Pour the 4 tbsp of oil and 1tbsp ghee in the well and mix with fingertips
Add a little warm water at a time to form a dough, knead well with hands
Once the dough is done, smear a couple of drops of remaining oil coat it,(Note : Oil will help avoid forming a crust)
Cover and allow the dough to rest for about 10 minutes
After that, knead the dough once again
Divide the dough into balls approximately 1 in diameter
Flatten each ball and using oil for rolling, roll into discs approximately 4 in diameter
Press and smoothen it between your palms
Roll out in small discs into 3-3
5 diameter (as shown in the picture)like puri or luchi
With a sharp knife make 8-9 slits vertically on the disk leaving 1 cms on both the edges
keep 1/2cm gap between each slit
Holding the end sides together and fold the disk
Press the ends to secure the pattern
Prepare the same with the remaining dough
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel or kadai till medium hot
Add the prepared elo jhelo to oil
Reduce the flame and fry on slow heat
Flip the Alo Jhelo over so that can be cooked on both sides,keep flipping
Fry until both the sides are light brown
Fry these in batches
Add Alo Jhelo according to the size of your kadai or vessel
Remove from heat
keep aside
Drain excess oil by keeping the fries on a paper towel
sugar and water to a pan and bring to a boil
Cook for 4-5 minutes,Turn the heat down until it is just bubbling
Cook the syrup until be thickened
Watch the syrup carefully to make sure it doesnt burn
The sugar syrup should reach until single stage thread
means, dip a spoon into sugar syrup,lift it out
Wait a moment and carefully pick up a drop of syrup on your finger
Then touch your finger to your thumb and pull them apart slowly to see how many strings of syrup form
For this recipe, you want a single string syrup
If no thread forms, or it breaks quickly, your syrup is not yet cooked enough
If multiple strings forms, then it has been overcooked
And need to add some additional water or begin again
When your sugar syrup is ready,remove from heat
Let it be cool little bit for a while
Add the fried elo jhelo and stir constantly gently so that all crackers are coated
Take them out from sugar syrup
Let them be cool
Enjoy your Elo Jhelo or you can store it for a week
