Imarti 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[1] Alternative names for the Imarti include Amitti, Amriti, Emarti, Omritti, Jahangir and Jhangiri/Jaangiri.
[3][4] Imartis are made from batter made using various varieties of black gram flour— called urad dal— in North India, while in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, jangiri parappu (jangiri black gram) is commonly used.
Black gram is soaked in water for a few hours, and then stone-ground into a fine batter.
Before frying the batter, sugar syrup is prepared and is flavored with edible camphor, cloves, cardamom, kewra and saffron.
In India, Imartis are served as dessert at the end of a meal, sometimes accompanied by dahi as a dipping.