Gulab Jamun Recipe

Gulab Jamun Recipe - foodtastify

Ingredients: 

For sugar syrup -

• Sugar : 1 cu

• Water : 1 cup 

• Cardamom (powdered) : 3 pieces

• Lemon juice : 1 tablespoon

• Rose water : ½ teaspoon

For gulab jamun - 

• All-purpose flour : 3 and a ½ tablespoons

• Milk powder : 9 tablespoons

• Milk (warm) : 4-5 tablespoons

• Semolina : 1 tablespoon

• Ghee (clarified butter) : 1 teaspoon

• Baking soda : 1 pinch

• Lemon juice : 1 teaspoon

Instructions: 

For sugar syrup -

1. Take sugar in a wide pan.

2. Add water in it and get to a boil.

3. Simmer for 4 minutes till the sugar syrup turns slightly sticky.

4. Add cardamom powder and rose water.

5. Also add lemon juice to stop crystallization process.

6. Cover and keep aside.

For gulab jamun - 

1. Take milk powder in a large mixing bowl.

2. Add flour, semolina, baking soda, ghee and lemon juice and crumble well.

3. Slowly add milk little by little and knead well. Knead to a smooth and soft dough.

4. Make small balls with the dough greasing ghee to hands. Make sure there are no cracks on balls. Else, there are chances for gulab jamun to break while frying.

5. Heat the ghee on low flame and when the ghee is moderately hot, fry the balls stirring in between.

6. Fry till the balls turn golden brown.

7. Immediately, drop the hot jamuns into hot sugar syrup.

8. Cover the lid and rest for 2 hours. Flame should be turned off.

9. Finally, the jamuns have been doubled in size and are ready for serving.