Jalebis have been a huge part of Pakistani culture for a very long time. They’re the go to meetha for everything. Shaadi keh liye dessert? Jalebi. Want to sweeten up a sleepy Sunday afternoon? Jalebi. They are absolutely perfect for any occasion.

Just to break it down by the way, jalebis are sweet (amazing, perfect,delicious) confections made by deep frying maida flour batter in circular shapes that are then soaked in a sugary syrup that will make your head spin and your heart full. Promise.

 WARNING: This may give you extreme jalebi fever 

First of all, just look at them

If I could marry a dessert, bus. Jalebi baby.

Second of all – just look at them

Uff itni khoobsoorat yaar, mashAllah. 

So beautiful, sharam aarahi hai

Fun fact, these babies come from different parts of the world!

Equally beautiful obviously

Greece

Turkey

Cyprus

Waisay jahaan bhee jao, jalebis are beautiful. Universally amazing hai yeh.

But shuru sai, the jalebi actually originated in West Asia

And made its way directly into our hearts. And our stomachs. Obviously

This heavenly syrup that coats each jalebi is called chashni btw.

And it is STUNNING

The amount of chashni that goes into the jalebi depends on the total surface area that the maker can expose.

Science. Jalebi science

Can’t you just hear the crack of a crispy jalebi?

At the end of the day, chocolate, ice cream, candy- nothing can top the tastiness of a jalebi

Know anyone who loves jalebis just as much as we do? Tag them and all other jalebi babies who wouldn’t mind a sweet snack or two to warm up their day.

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