Seb ki Jalebi

Ingredients
10  apple rings
¾ cup plain flour(maida)
¼ teaspoon dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon melted ghee
Oil for deep-frying

For the sugar syrup
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon saffron(kesar)
3 teaspoons rose water

For the garnish
½ teaspoon cardamom(elaichi)powder
1 tablespoon blanched and sliced pistachios

For the syrup
1. Dissolve the sugar in 1 cup of water and boil for 5 minutes. The syrup should be of 1 thread consistency.
2. Warm the saffron in a small vessel, add a little milk and rub until the saffron dissolves. Add this to the syrup.
3. Add the rose water. Keep aside.

Method
1. Add the yeast and 2 pinches of sugar to ½ cup of lukewarm water. Mix well.
2. Sprinkle 2 pinches of flour on top. Cover and keep for 3 to 4 minutes. If the cup is full of froth, the yeast is ready to use.
3. Mix the remaining flour, yeast liquid, sugar, melted ghee and some warm water and whisk until the mixture has the consistency of thick batter.
4. Cover and keep for 1 hr. Mix well again.
5. Dip apple rings in this batter and deep-fry in oil on both sides until crisp.
6.Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.
7. Heat the syrup till warm, remove from the flame and drop apple rings into it.
8. Soak for 1 minute and drain.
9. Garnish with cardamom powder and pistachios.
10. Serve hot.