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Jalebi Temptation: A Tale of Choices

The document describes Jalebi, an Indian sweet popular in many countries. It is a deep fried wheat flour batter soaked in sugar syrup and shaped in spirals or circles. It then provides a short biography of the author Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, noting he was a prominent Pakistani writer who wrote on topics of poetry, fiction, criticism and more.

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Jalebi Temptation: A Tale of Choices

The document describes Jalebi, an Indian sweet popular in many countries. It is a deep fried wheat flour batter soaked in sugar syrup and shaped in spirals or circles. It then provides a short biography of the author Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, noting he was a prominent Pakistani writer who wrote on topics of poetry, fiction, criticism and more.

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JALEBIS

MAKE A LIST OF INDIAN SWEETS


LADDU

BURFI

MYSORE PAK

JANGARI

JALEBI
JALEBI
 Jalebi, or Jilawii is a sweet popular in countries
of the Indian Subcontinent as well as many other
countries in the Middle East. It is made by deep-
frying a wheat-flour (Maida flour) batter in
pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked
in sugar syrup.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - AHMAD NADEEM QASMI

 Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi


was an Urdu and English
language Pakistani poet,
journalist, literary critic,
dramatist and short story
author. He wrote 50 books
on topics such as poetry,
fiction, criticism,
journalism and art, and was
a major figure in
contemporary Urdu
literature.
SUMMARY
 An honest boy is on his way to school carrying
money in his pocket to pay the school fees.
 The sight of crisp, syrupy Jalebis in the market
excites him and the coins in his pocket begin to
jingle.
 After a long debate with himself, falls to the
sweet temptation of Jalebis.
 He spends all his school fees in buying them.
 He enjoys eating Jalebis and also distributes them
among children.

 Though penniless now, he feels no less important


than a mob leader.
 The real problem at hand is payment of school
fees on time.
 Remorseful and scared, he prays to God for
monetary help.
 He makes matters look normal but prays harder
than ever.
 But he gets no help from god. Later in life he
realises that God cannot meet everybody’s
demand.
 Were he so generous, Man would not have
developed the skill of making JALEBIS.
 The inevitable happens, though somewhere along
the way he notices the divide between the
fanciful and the factual.
GLOSSARY
 khanak-khanak: sound of jingling of coins
 Jalebis: syrupy Indian sweet
 Kadhao: large,open pot for cooking/boiling
 Clamour: loud noise
 Kissa khatam paisa hazam: end of story (literally:
story ends, money disappears)
 Blabbering: talking confusedly
 Prestige: respect
 Persuasion: coaxing
 Gali: narrow lane
 Chabutara: platform assault: attack
 Jalebi-wielding hand: the hand that held jalebis
 Gobbled: eaten quickly/greedily
 Summoned: sent for/called
 Virtuous: good and noble
 Farishta: angel
 Racket: uproar/loud noise
 Crouching: sitting (as if hiding)
 Surats: verses from the Holy Quran
 Ayat-al-kursi: title of a verse in the Holy Quran;
 Treasury: wealth
 Halwai: sweetmeat seller
 Tonga: two-wheeled, horse-drawnvehicle
 Chaprasi: peon
 Choo: sound of ‘blowing over the bag’ (to ward off
evil)
 Bismillah: in the name of God (words spoken before
starting something)
 Wazu: ablution (washing face, hands and feet before
praying)
THANK YOU
Ruchi Chauhan
TGT (ENGLSH)

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