'Doodh-Jalebi' Becomes Top Delicacy In Winter

With a sharp fall in temperature, Citizens of the federal capital and other parts of the country are flocking to sweet shops for popular 'hot jalebi dunked in cold milk' to enjoy the cold nights

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Jan, 2018 ) :With a sharp fall in temperature, Citizens of the Federal capital and other parts of the country are flocking to sweet shops for popular 'hot jalebi dunked in cold milk' to enjoy the cold nights.

According to a report aired by private news channel, 'Jalebi' (sweet), also known as zulbia, is a sweet popular food item made by deep-frying maida flour in pretzel or circular shapes are continuously serving in various areas of the country to attract the customers.

The dropping temperature is forcing the citizens to look for delicious winter food that may help fight the chilled winds. "Every day after dinner, I make sure that I go out and eat either hot jalebis or some other winter delicacies, said a customer Muhammad Nadeem.Winter is a season where they can enjoy yummy traditional Doodh-Jalebi, he added.

Another Jalebi lover Noman Khalid said, sweet shops that have set up outdoors settings in their little makeshift counters lined with trays of the sweet and large pots of milk by their side attracting the customers.

"My grandfather used to bring me in market and we both huddle together and enjoy the sweet warm Jalebis". Asad Rao said "having warm dhoodh and jalebi is a good way to stay warm in the cold". His family loved having doodh jalebi in the winter and that it was better than processed, packaged sweets, he added.

Asma Usman said , the traditional 'Jalebi' become an essential food item during winter as since my childhood I loved jalebis". A shopkeeper said, "though we prepare fresh jalebis every evening, it gets tough to manage the crowd sometimes but we deliver."