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 which is the most popular Indian sweet. Ninety percent of them would say gulab jamun. Gulab Jamun is easy to prepare and will also be loved by people of all age groups.
This delicious sweet is prepared during festivals like Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Eid, Ramzan, Christmas, and special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, or even parties. . There are numerous ready mixes available in the 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
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Gulab Jamun Recipe | How To Make Gulab Jamun From Scratch At Home
Ingredients
To make jamuns
- 2 cups Milk powder
- 3 tablespoon Vegetable shortening or Vanaspati dalda
- 2 tablespoon All purpose flour or Maida
- 2 tablespoon Semolina or Sooji rava
- 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 strands Saffron or 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.2 tablespoon Semolina, 3 tablespoon Warm whole milk
- In a bowl, add milk powder and vegetable shortening and mix well. Then add the all purpose flour and baking powder and mix well.2 cups Milk powder, 3 tablespoon Vegetable shortening, 2 tablespoon All purpose flour, ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- Now add the soaked sooji to this mixture and mix again. Finally, add ½ cup of water little by little to form a dough and keep this aside for 10 to 15 minutes.½ cup Warm water
- 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 a pan on medium flame. Once the oil is hot, on medium-low flame, fry the jamuns till they become golden brown on all the sides.Vegetable oil
- Transfer it to a 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, and lemon juice and bring it to a nice boil on a medium flame for about 8 minutes, stirring it occasionally.1 ½ cup Sugar, 5 strands Saffron, 2 cups Water, ⅛ teaspoon Lemon juice
- Now add the cardamom powder and mix well.⅛ teaspoon Cardamom powder
Step IV
- Add the fried jamuns to 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 them.
- 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 cashews 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 cups
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 and vegetable shortening and mix well. Then add the all-purpose flour and baking powder, and mix well.
- Now add the soaked sooji to this and mix again. 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 a pan. Once the oil is hot, on a medium-low flame, fry the jamuns till they become golden brown on all sides.
- Transfer it to a 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 a nice boil on a medium flame for about 8 minutes, stirring it occasionally.
- Now add the cardamom powder and mix well.
Step III
- Add the fried jamuns to 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.
Moumita Malla
It is too delicious and perfect
Kushi
Thank you Moumita 🙂
Scarlet
Thanks for this gulab jamun recipe. I love to try new things!
Lillie
I've loved eating these sweets in India restaurants, but never knew how to make them until this. Thanks!