Old Delhi

Jalebi

Fermented batter spiralled into hot ghee, straight into saffron syrup.

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About the dish

What you are eating

Batter fermented overnight, piped in spirals into hot ghee, then lifted out and dropped straight into warm saffron syrup for exactly thirty seconds. Any longer and it goes soft. Eaten hot, ideally with your fingers, ideally slightly too soon.

In it

Fermented batterGheeSaffronCane sugarCardamom

Where it’s from

Chandni Chowk is the densest eating in India — a lane where the samosa man, the jalebi kadhai and the chole bhature counter have all been in the same six feet for four generations.

At a glance

From: Old Delhi
Category: Mithai & Sweets
Spice: No heat
Diet: 100% vegetarian
Price: $6.99 CAD

Before you order

Our dishes are a little spicy and spice levels cannot be customised — we cook them the way they are cooked at home. Our kitchen handles dairy, wheat, gram flour, peanuts and tree nuts. We do not offer vegan or gluten-free dishes, so guests with allergies dine at their own discretion — we are unable to take responsibility for allergic reactions. Everything is cooked in desi ghee or sunflower oil depending on the recipe.

Spiced as standard