Ingredients:
2 cups maida (all purpose flour)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour curds
A pinch of saffron or other food coloring
Cooking oil for deep frying
1 tsp warm ghee

Method:
1-Mix together 1 cup of maida and buttermilk to get a smooth batter, Add water if necessary only!
2-Keep it aside overnight at room temperature.
3-The next morning, mix in the remaining maida and ghee.Set aside.
4-Make a stringy syrup with enough water and the sugar and let it cool.
5-Add the saffron/food coloring and mix well.
6-Bring the oil to smoking point.
7-Pour the batter in concentric circles to get a spriral shaped jalebi.
8-Fry till crisp and golden brown.
9-Dip in sugar syrup for about 1/2 a minute and take out.
10-Serve on a platter, dusted with cardammom powder and powdered sugar.
11-Leftover jalebis can be refrigerated.