GULAB JAMUN

Gulab Jamun is a very popular, soft and melt in mouth milk based Indian sweet recipe that consists of deep fried dumplings that are prepared using khoya or milk powder and soaked in saffron or rose cardamom flavored sugar syrup.

Ask any Indian what is there favorite Indian mithai or popular Indian sweet. 90 % of them would say gulab jamun. Gulab Jamun is not only easy to prepare but will also be loved by people of all age groups.

This delicious sweet is prepared during festivals like Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Eid, Ramzan, Christmas, special occasions like birthday, anniversary or even parties. . There are n number of ready mixes available in market to prepare gulab jamun but homemade ones are always the best.

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Detailed recipe for Gulab Jamun or How to make Gulab Jamun at home with milk powder

GULAB JAMUN RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE GULAB JAMUN FROM SCRATCH AT HOME

Gulab Jamun is a very popular, soft and melt in mouth milk based Indian sweet recipe that consists of deep fried dumplings or doughnuts that are prepared using khoya or milk powder and soaked in saffron cardamom flavored sugar syrup. One of the best dessert or mithai served during Indian festivals like diwali, Navratri, Holi, ramzan and Christmas or during any special occasions and parties

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Course Desserts, sweets

Cuisine Indian, north indian, South Indian

Servings 30

Ingredients

  

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To make jamuns

• 2 cups Milk powder
• 3 tablespoon Vegetable shortening or Vanaspati dalda
• 2 tablespoon all purpose flour or Maida
• 2 tablespoon Sooji rava or semolina
• 3 tablespoon Warm whole milk
• ½ teaspoon Baking powder
• ½ cup Warm water, for the dough

To prepare saffron or rose cardamom flavored sugar syrup

• 1 ½ cup Sugar
• 5 Saffron strands ( Kesar) (or 1 teaspoon rose water)
• 2 cups Water
• ⅛ teaspoon Lemon juice
• ⅛ teaspoon cardamom powder

Other Ingredient

• Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

 

Step I (Prepare Jamuns from scratch)

• Soak semolina or sooji in milk for 5 minutes.
• In a bowl add milk powder, vegetable shortening mix well. Then add the all purpose flour, baking powder and mix well.
• Now add the soaked sooji to this mixture and again mix. Finally add ½ cup of water little by little to form a dough and keep this aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Now make small balls out of this dough. See that there are no cracks, else it might break while frying.

Step II (Frying gulab jamuns)

• Heat oil in pan on a medium flame. Once the oil is hot, on medium low flame fry the jamuns till they become golden brown on all the sides.
• Transfer it to paper towel to absorb any excess oil. Keep this aside till the sugar syrup is ready.

Step III (Prepare Cardamom saffron or rose flavored sugar syrup)

• In a bowl add sugar, saffron strands, water, lemon juice and bring it to nice boil in medium flame for about 8 minutes stirring it occasionally.
• Now add the cardamom powder and mix well.

Step IV

• Add the fried jamuns in the sugar syrup. Make sure that the syrup is hot while adding the jamuns. Let this soak for at least one hour before serving. You can also make gulab jamuns ahead and refrigerate it.
• Gulab Jamun is now ready. Serve chilled or warm and enjoy!

Notes

• To make it rich and traditional, you can fry the jamuns in ghee or brown butter.
• You can use saffron or rose water or both in the recipe. 
• While serving you can also garnish it with some pistachios or almonds or cashewnuts if desired. 

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Preparation time : 40 minutes
Serves : 30 Gulab Jamuns

Ingredients for Gulab Jamun

Milk powder - 2 cups
Vegetable shortening / Dalda -  3 tbsp
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
Semolina / Sooji - - 2 tbsp
Warm milk - 3 tbsp
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Warm water - ½ cup for dough
Sugar - 1 ½ cup
Saffron threads - 5 or 1 teaspoon Rose water
Water - 2 cups for syrup
Lemon juice - ⅛ tsp
Cardamom powder - ⅛ tsp
Vegetable oil - for frying

Steps to prepare Gulab Jamun

Step I For the Jamuns

• Soak semolina in milk for 5 minutes.
• In a bowl add milk powder, vegetable shortening mix well. Then add the all purpose flour, baking powder and mix well.
• Now add the soaked sooji to this and again mix. Finally add ½ cup of water little by little to form a dough and keep this aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Now make small balls out of this dough. See that there are no cracks, else it might break while frying.
• Heat oil in pan. Once the oil is hot, in a medium-low flame fry the jamunns till they become golden brown on all the sides.
• Transfer it to paper towel to absorb any excess oil. Keep this aside till the sugar syrup is ready.

Step II For the Sugar Syrup

• In a bowl add sugar, 2 cups of water, lemon juice and saffron threads and bring it to nice boil in medium flame for about 8 minutes stirring it occasionally.
• Now add the cardamom powder and mix well.

Step III

• Add the fried jamuns in the sugar syrup. Make sure that the syrup is hot while adding the jamuns. Let this soak for at least one hour.
• Gulab Jamun is now ready. Serve chilled or warm and enjoy!

Tip:

• You can fry the jamuns in ghee if desired.