Gulab Jamun Recipe
The traditional Indian dessert Gulab Jamun made out of khoya, paneer and semolina, deep fried and then soaked in rich flavorful sugar syrup, usually made on festive occasions in India but a must have item in the menu of any Indian wedding feast.
Ingredients
- For Gulab Jamun:
- 200g khova/khoya grated
- 80g rava/sooji
- 10g paneer
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup water
- Oil for deep frying
- For Sugar Syrup:
- 2 Cup sugar
- 2 Cup water
- 2 - 3 cardamom pods, crushed
- 2 - 3 strands of saffron
Directions
- Grate khova in a clean bowl and mix in baking soda. Please note that for soft Gulab Jamuns it is necessary to grate khova and not to crumble it with fingers. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl add sooji and sprinkle enough water over it to moisten and soften sooji. Set aside for 5 - 10 minutes so that water is absorbed by sooji. This helps in mixing it well in the dough. Do not get carried away and add too much water.
- Now mix paneer and sooji nicely.
- To make dough, combine grated khova and sooji mixture together, knead well for 5 minutes or until smooth, soft and firm dough is formed.
- Let it rest for 5 - 10 minutes while you heat oil for deep frying.
- To shape Gulab Jamun, pinch small balls out of the dough and shape it round rolling between your palms. Similar way make balls of the remaining dough. After deep frying the size of Gulab Jamun is increased so adjust the size of balls accordingly.
- Deep fry the Gulab Jamun in hot oil until dark brown on both sides. Keep the flame medium while deep frying.
- Drain on a kitchen towel while you prepare sugar syrup.
- To make sugar syrup, to boiling water add sugar, cardamom pods and saffron. Let it simmer until sugar is dissolved and one thread consistency of syrup is achieved.
- Add the Gulab Jamuns to the sugar syrup. Let the Gulab Jamun soak sugar syrup, for that reason let it sit in sugar syrup for atleast 1- 2 hour before serving.
- Serve hot.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 46g | |
| Recipe makes 20 servings | |
| Calories 77 | |
| Calories from Fat 0 | 0% |
| Total Fat 0.0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 17mg | 1% |
| Potassium 0mg | 0% |
| Total Carbs 20.0g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 19.98g | 13% |
| Protein 0.0g | 0% |
