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Jalebi being prepared by a street vendor in Bangalore, India. Jalebi [a] is a popular sweet snack in the Indian subcontinent, West Asia and some parts of Africa. It goes by many names, including jilapi, zelepi, jilebi, jilipi, zulbia, zoolbia, jerry, mushabak, z'labia, or zalabia.
Indori poha (poha of Indore) is a flattened rice snack that is likely to have originated in the Indian metropolis of Indore.It contains steamed poha (flattened rice) and is usually served with a unique combination of jalebi (called poha-jalebi combined), sev, usal, sliced onions and fennel seeds.
Jalebi and Imarti is made by deep-frying a fermented batter of wheat flour with yoghurt, in a circular (coil-like) shape and then soaking it in sugar syrup. [36] Imarti is a variant of Jalebi, with a different flour mixture and has tighter coils. Typically Jalebi is brown or yellow, while Imarti is reddish in colour.
Savory snacks could include kachoris, pakoras, aloo tikki (potato patties) and chole bhatura. And for the mithai (or dessert), you can have gulab jamun, jalebi, kheer and so much more.
Indians are known for their unique taste and experimental behavior when it comes to food. Many Indian desserts are fried foods made with sugar, milk or condensed milk. Ingredients and preferred types of dessert vary by region. In the eastern part of India, for example, most are based on milk products.
Shahi jilapi (Bengali: শাহী জিলাপি, romanized: Shahī Jilapi, lit. 'Royal Jalebi') is a famous and traditional sweetmeat originating from Chowk Bazaar in Old Dhaka of Bangladesh, which is very popular throughout the country. [1]
The thali will also include preparations made from pulses or whole beans (called kathor in Gujarati) such as moong, black eyed beans etc., a snack item (farsaan) like dhokla, pathra, samosa, fafda, etc. and a sweet (mishthaan) like mohanthal, jalebi, sevaiya etc.
Sweet Snacks notable in Northeast and East, specially in Odisha. Sweet Momo: Originally from Tibet, it is a popular snack/ food item in India. Muri Naaru: A sweet Bengali specialty. Pani Tenga: a pickled dish made from mustard. Sunga Pitha: A Sweet Assamese specialty: Alu Pitika: a dish made of mashed potato. Masor tenga