Alo Jhelo (Sugar Coated Indian Pastry)

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