Finger Licking Gulab Jamuns Recipe

Desserts are main part after your food. Everyone likes to eat something sweet after food so I am presenting easy way to make Gulab Jamun. A simple recipe of Gulab Jamun with milk powder. This is an easy way to make Gulab Jamun at home. Gulab Jamun literally translated to raise berries since syrup made of rose water scented and deep fried dough balls are the size of jamun berries hence we call it as Gulab Jamun. Traditional Gulab Jamun are fried in ghee but you can also fry it in oil as I do. 


Gulab Jamuns


Preparation time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min

Ingredients Required:

For Gulab Jamun:

1. One cup milk powder.
   2. cup all-purpose flour or maida.
   3. One tsp oil or ½ tsp ghee.
   4. A pinch of salt (optional).
   5. A pinch of baking soda.
   6. One to two tbsp yogurt.
   7. A few blanched pistachio or almond slices for garnishing.
  
For sugar syrup:
1. Two cups water.   
2. One and half cups of  sugar.
3. Four green cardamoms husked & crushed or powdered.
4. A pinch of saffron (optional).
5. One tsp. rose water (optional).

Instructions:

Preparing the sugar solution:

1. Mix water, sugar, cardamom and saffron.
2. Keep this sugar solution on fire and cook till you get a syrup consistency.
3. There should be no thread formation in the sugar solution.
4. Stir in the rose water and keep aside.

Preparing the Jamuns:

1. First mix the milk powder, all purpose flour, soda in a bowl.
2. Add oil or ghee and just 1 tbsp. of yogurt.
3. Mix and keep on adding little of the yogurt to get a soft sticky mixture.
4. The dough should not be crumbly or dry. If it is then add some yogurt.
5. Make smooth small balls from the dough.
6. Heat the oil and the reduce the flame to low.
7. Add the balls and fry them stirring often to get even color.
8. When they become golden, remove from a slotted spoon and add them to the sugar syrup.
9.  Let them soak in the sugar syrup for atleast 1-2 hours.
10. Gulab jamuns can be served warm or cold. If they are at room temperature, then warm in the microwave and serve gulab jamun topped with sugar syrup.

Need something different in Gulab Jamuns? Try Bread Gulab Jamuns with easy recipe.


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