Imarti ( bn, অমৃতি) is a

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from India. It is made by deep-frying vigna mungo flour batter in a circular flower shape, then soaking in sugar syrup. Alternative names include ''Amitti'', ''Amriti'', ''Emarti'', ''Omritti'', ''Jahangir'' and ''Jhangiri/Jaangiri''. This dish is not to be confused with ''

jalebi ''Jalebi'' (, , , Urdu: جلیبی‎, , , si, පැණි වළලු, ), is a popular sweet snack in south and west Asia, Africa, and Mauritius. It goes by many names, including ''jilapi'', ''zelepi'','' jilebi'', '' jilipi'', ''zulbia'', ...

'' which is thinner and sweeter than ''Imarti''. ''Amitti'' is a popular

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item in

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. It is a specialty of Sylheti desserts for Iftari that is made without any food color.

Ingredients

Amriti or Jangri is made from varieties of black gram flour, also colloquially called ''jangiri parappu'' (lentils) or jangiri black gram in,

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and other parts of the

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Saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of ''Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in ...

is added for colour.

Preparation

Amriti Frying - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2207

Black gram ''Vigna mungo'', also known as black gram, urad bean, urid bean, mash kalai, uzhunnu parippu, ulundu paruppu, minapa pappu, uddu, or black matpe, is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative, the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the ...

is soaked in water a for few hours, and stone-ground into a fine batter. The batter is poured into ghee, though other oils are sometimes used. Like

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s, the batter is poured into geometric patterns, although amriti are generally smaller than funnel cakes. There is often a small ring in the middle. Before frying the batter, sugar syrup is prepared and is flavored with edible camphor, cloves,

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kewra Kewra, keora or kewda ( hi, केवड़ा, bn, কেওড়া, , ur, کیوڑہ, pa, ਕੇਵੜਾ) is an essential oil distilled from the male flower of the fragrant screwpine. The plant is native to Tropical Asia, Southeast Asia ...

and

saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of ''Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in ...

. The fried material is then dipped in sugar syrup until it expands in size and soaks up a significant amount of the syrup. In Northern India, imartis are drained, so tend to be drier than

s. The pieces can be served hot, at room temperature, or refrigerated. File:Frying Amriti - Dum Dum - Kolkata 2012-04-22 2210.JPG, Frying process File:Hot n Crisp Jalebis.jpg, After frying

Serving

In India, this sweet is served during the meal and also popular at weddings and festivals. In particular, Jaunpur in

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is famous for its imarti. It is also used with dahi. File:JALEBI - Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye!.jpg, Ready to serve in a street File:Jaangiri.JPG, Jangiri from tamilnadu

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* {{Cuisine of India Imarti is also popularly known as "Jangri" in south India, same thing but different names Indian desserts Pakistani desserts Confectionery Rajasthani desserts Fritters

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