Singhal

Garhwali rice flour festival fritters — rice flour batter seasoned with sugar, cardamom, and a pinch of salt, piped or shaped through a mould into pretzel-like loops or spiral shapes directly into hot oil and fried until crunchy, golden, and very light. Similar to jalebi in being a fried batter shape but without the saffron syrup soak — singhal is dry, crunchy, and mildly sweet. Made for Navratri, Diwali, and village fairs across Garhwal.