Gulab Jamuns

by - August 31, 2011

            This is my third week in blog hop started by Radhika of Tickling palates.  For this week,  I am hopping with Deeksha of deesKitchen.  After visiting her blog, am I bit confused to decide a recipe for blog hop from her array of recipes and ended up with this popular dessert from her kitchen..Do check her blog for lot of delicious yummy recipes......

Gulab jamuns

Ingredients:

For Jamuns balls:

Milk powder - 11/2 cups
All purpose flower - 1/3 cup
Sooji/ Rawa - 2 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/8 tsp
Butter - 1tbsp @ room temp
Milk - 1/2 cup @ room temp
Oil - For deep frying

For sugar syrup:

Sugar - 2 cups
water - 1 1/2 cups
Cardamom powder - 1/4tsp

Method:

Gulab jamuns
  • Soak Rawa for a minute in little water and drain it.
  • Mix milkpowder, all purpose flour, baking soda together in a bowl.
  • Add butter to the flour and gently mix with the flour.
  • Now add drained sooji and mix it well.
  • Add milk little by little to the flour and mix gently to form a soft dough. Dough will be sticky.
  • Rest the dough for 5 minutes. Meanwhile heat water and sugar in a wide pan at medium heat.

Gulab jamuns

  • Keep stirring until sugar disslove. Boil it in medium heat in for 5 minutes or til you get sticky texture of the sugar syrup. Turn off the heat.
  • Divide the dough into equal size portion balls.  Meanwhile heat oil in a pan in low heat.
  • Fry the balls to golden brown color and soak the balls in sugar syrup for 2-3 hrs and serve chill.
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17 comments

  1. DeekshaAugust 31, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    Gulab Jamun looks so perfect and delicious.

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  2. VardhiniSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    The jamuns have turned out so beautiful. Yummy too.

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  3. Hari Chandana PSeptember 1, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    Wowwwww... perfect and tempting jamuns.. looks super soft dear.. thanks for the awesome recipe :)
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  4. khushiSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    ooo...the jamuns are soooooo soft and round......super delicious
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  5. Suja ManojSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Simply can't help drooling..beautiful tempting clicks

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  6. KrithisKitchenSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Can't believe these are made from scratch... super effort Saras... simply yumm..
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  7. UnknownSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    lovely jamuns.beautiful pictures.

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  8. ShanaviSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    lovely looking jamuns n one of our family's fav..looks perfectly done..

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  9. UnknownSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    beautiful recipe....love it! mouth watering...

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  10. Santosh BangarSeptember 2, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    mouthwatering gulabjamun

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  11. GEETHA ACHALSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    வாவ்...கலக்குறிங்க...அப்படியே எடுத்து சாப்பிட ஆசையாக இருக்கு...

    போட்டோஸ் சூப்பர்ப்...

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  12. divyaSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Delicious and absolutely inviting jammun..

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  13. SwathiSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Am drooling right now!
    wanna prepare it but am out of milk powder. can i use nestle coffee mate instead of milk powder.

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  14. Mom and a cooking enthusiastFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    Hello - I am a new visitor to your site and your recipes are awesome.I have a question thou, In the Jamun recipe did you use reduced fat milk powder coz i only see 2% reduced fat milk powder in stores.Thanks for taking the time to share good recipes :)

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  15. Saraswathi GaneshanFebruary 23, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    Hi Mom and a cooking enthusiast,

    I used Carnation brand on fat free milk powder and also Amul instant full cream milk powder and it works well with both and hope the same with reduced milk powder too.. Let me know your feedback if you do try it out!

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  16. Mom and cooking enthusiastFebruary 24, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    Awesome. i will sure give it a try and let you know how it turns out.

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  17. PragathiJanuary 21, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    My favourite jamuns are prefect..

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