Jalebi

Jalebi, or Jilawii (and sometimes Jalibi) (Hindi: जलेबी; ಜಿಲೇಬಿ Kannada; Nepali जिल्फी/जेरी; Urdu: جلیبی‎; Malayalam:ജിലേബി; Sindhi: جلیبی; Marathi: जिलेबी/जिलबी; Sinhala: පැණි වළලු; Punjabi: ਜਲੇਬੀ jalebī; Bengali: জিলাপী jilapi; Pashto: ځلوبۍ‎ źəlobəi; Persian: زولبیا zulbia; Arabic:,المشبك في مصر زلابية, zalabiyah ) is a sweet popular in countries of the Indian Subcontinent such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh as well as many other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, like Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco]. It is made by deep-frying a wheat-flour (Maida flour)batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup.