1. In a broad basin rub vanaspathi and soda together till it forms a frothy paste.
2. Mix flour to this and blend well with finger tips till the mixture become crumbly.
3. Now add water little by little and knead into a dough.
4. Keep aside for ten mins.
5. Then, roll small balls of dough and flatten it out like roti.
6. Now make around 5 slits on the roti using a sharp knife leaving alone a centimeter on the top and bottom.
7. Carefully fold it twice and twist both the ends using your fingers.
8. Make such pattern with all the dough you have made and leave them on a plastic sheet.
9. Now take oil in a pan and once it is medium hot, drop the alo jilo into the oil and fry them until they turn light brown on both the sides.
10. Spread powdered sugar on a flat plate.
11. Drop the fried alo jilo on the powdered sugar and coat them with sugar on both the sides.
12. Do this as soon as you take it out of the oil.

Recipe courtesy: 4th sense cooking