Description
A recipe for making traditional Indian sweet, Gulab Jamun, from milk solids.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Khoya (milk solids)
- 1/4 cup All-purpose flour (Maida)
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 tablespoon Ghee, melted
- Oil for deep frying
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom powder
- A few strands of Saffron
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix khoya, flour, baking soda, and melted ghee until you form a soft, smooth dough. Do not overmix.
- Divide the dough into small, equal portions and roll each portion into a smooth, crack-free ball.
- In a separate pan, combine sugar, water, cardamom powder, and saffron. Heat until the sugar dissolves completely to make a thin syrup. Keep warm.
- Heat oil in a deep pan over medium-low heat. The oil should not be too hot.
- Gently slide the dough balls into the warm oil. Fry them slowly, turning occasionally, until they turn a deep golden brown color on all sides. This slow frying cooks them through.
- Remove the fried balls from the oil and drain excess oil.
- Immediately drop the hot Gulab Jamuns into the warm sugar syrup.
- Let the Gulab Jamuns soak in the syrup for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh khoya.
- If you do not have khoya, you can use milk powder mixed with a little milk and butter to form a dough.
- Keep the frying temperature low to prevent the outside from burning before the inside cooks.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pieces
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 20
Keywords: Gulab Jamun, Indian dessert, sweet, khoya recipe, fried dough balls, sugar syrup