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Gulab Jamun
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Resting Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
 

Delicious Indian Dessert

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Gulab Jamun
Author: Sivagami Meganathan
Ingredients
  • Milk powder - 1 cup - 125g
  • Maida - ½ cup - 70g
  • Ghee - 1 tbsp
  • Baking soda - ¼ tsp
  • Milk - ¼ cup
  • Cooking oil - for frying
  • Sugar - 1 ¼ cup - 250g
  • Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp 
Instructions
  1. For sugar syrup, add 1 ¼ cup of sugar to a pan. 

  2. Add 1 ¼ cup of water.

  3. Add ¼ tsp of cardamom powder.

  4. Put on medium heat and boil for 5 - 6 minutes.

  5. When the sugar syrup is slightly thick, turn off the stove and set it aside. 

  6. Add 1 cup milk powder to a bowl.

  7. Add ½  cup maida with it.

  8. Add 1 tbsp of ghee.

  9. Add ¼ tsp of baking soda.

  10. Add ¼ cup of cup milk.

  11. Knead it gently without cracking.

  12. Roll into small balls.

  13. Add cooking oil to a pan and heat over low heat. Add the gulab jamuns one by one.

  14. Flip it frequently.

  15. When they turn golden brown, drain the oil and set them aside.

  16. Now add the jamuns to the prepared sugar syrup.

  17. Serve after soaking for 2 hours.