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Imarti
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Also known as Jhangiri

Imarti, also known as amriti, jaangiri, or omriti, is an Indian sweet made by deep-frying a batter prepared with black gram flour in a circular, flower-like shape, and then soaking it in sugar syrup. This dish is similar to jalebi, which is thinner and sweeter than imarti.

Key facts

Food.name
Imarti
Food.image
JalebiIndia.jpg
Food.image_size
200px
Food.place_of_origin
India
Food.course
Dessert
Food.main_ingredient
Black gram flour, saffron, ghee, sugar
Food.region
Indian subcontinent
Food.similar_dish
Jalebi, Chhena jalebi

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Imarti, also known as amriti, jaangiri, or omriti, is an Indian sweet made by deep-frying a batter prepared with black gram flour in a circular, flower-like shape, and then soaking it in sugar syrup. This dish is similar to jalebi, which is thinner and sweeter than imarti.

Imarti is a popular iftar food in Bangladesh, while in India, Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh is famous for its imartis.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Imarti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.