Desserts and Sweets Recipes - Banana Jalebis

Ingredients

• 3.5kg/4 lb cooking bananas

• 30ml/2 tbsp ghee

• 900g/2 lb sugar

• 250ml/8 fl oz water

• juice of 2 lemons

• pinch of saffron, soaked in water

• oil or ghee for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Halve the bananas lengthways without removing the skin then boil in a little water until tender. Leave to cool then remove the skins.

2. Chop the bananas to a thick paste, adding a little bananas to a thick paste, adding a little water if necessary. Boil the sugar and water to form a syrup then add the lemon juice and strain.

3. Stir in the saffron. Heat the ghee. Place the dough in a piping bag and pipe into the hot ghee in small spirals.

4. Fry until golden then remove from the ghee and place in the syrup to soak for 5-10 minutes.