Gulab jamuns, yummy, they just melt in our mouth. They are very tasty, and served in almost all occasions. Gulab jamuns is one the most famous Indian sweets, which is made from deep fried dough soaked in a sugar syrup and flavored with cardamom seeds. Now, lets learn the procedure for making Gulab jamun.
Ingredients Required for Preparing Gulab Jamun
- 12 tbsp of milk powder
- 3 tbsp of maida
- 1/2 litre milk
- 3 tbsps beaten curds
- 2 tbsps melted ghee
- 3 tbsps milk
- pinch of soda powder
- 1 tbsp seeds of big black cardamoms
- 1 tsp essence of rose
For Syrup
- 3 cups Sugar
- 3 cups Water
Method for Preparing Gulab Jamun
- Boil the 1/2 liter milk on a slow flame, until it turns thick and leaves the sides of the pan.
- Now, mix all the above ingredients except cardamom seeds, sugar, and essence.
- Blend till the mixture turns very smooth, then make this mixture into round shaped balls.
- Next add 3 cups of sugar, cardamom seeds, and rose essence to 3 cups water and prepare a syrup of one third consistency.
- Remove from fire and keep it warm.
- Apply little ghee on the palms.
- Pour ghee in a pan and heat the prepared ball. Fry the balls in ghee on a low flame until they turn into golden brown color.
- Now put these fried balls in to the sugar syrup and keep it aside for sometime(say 3 to 4hrs), until it cools down.
- Now your Gulab jamuns are ready to serve.