GULAB JAMUN RECIPE

It is a favorite Indian sweet.There are many versions of making it either with Khoya, Milk powder, Bread....There are many ready-made Instant mixes available in market you can use any of them.

    In parties, weddings Gulab Jamun happens to be one of the desserts served after the meals.Many Children love Gulab Jamun's. It's very easy to make So mom's prefer to make Gulab Jamun's for birthday's, festivals special occasions and sometimes to satisfy sweet cravings. It can be served hot, cold or at room temperature.

Ingredients for Gulab Jamun

• Oil for deep frying
• Gulab Jamun Mix 250gms
• Sugar 2 cups
• Water 3 cups
• Corn flour 1 tsp
• Rice flour 1 tsp
• 4 Green cardamom (powdered in a motar)

 Sugar syrup making

1. Take 2 cups of sugar in a heavy based non stick kadhai and add 3 cups of water into it.
2. Bring the mixture to boil over high flame, when it comes to rolling boil reduce the flame to medium flame.
3. Let it boil till the syrup is little sticky and stir occasionally in between.
4. Add cardamom powder and switch off the flame.

Gulab Jamun Making

1. Pour the Jamun mix in a bowl. Add 1 tsp corn flour,1 tsp rice flour. mix it very well. There should not be any lumps.
2.  Add milk and gather together to form a dough with milk. Don't knead and Mix gently.
3. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.
4. Now grease your hands with oil or ghee and make smooth surface small balls from it. Make sure that there is no crack on the surface of the balls.(If you are not able to form crack-less balls, Then you need to make the dough bit softer)
   
5. Heat the oil in a pan over medium flame.add a pinch of dough in hot oil if it comes upwards immediately without changing it's color,oil is ready. 
6. Add prepared dough balls gently in oil batch wise and deep fry them in a medium to low flame.
   
7. Once they start to have tiny golden spot's,keep on rotating them in oil,so that the Jamun's are evenly browned.
   
8. Remove the Jamun's and then drain them on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.
9. Add fried balls into warm sugar syrup.
   
10. Use a large pan so that the Gulab Jamun's are not overcrowded. Soak them 1-2 hours before serving.
11. Serve Gulab Jamun warm or at room temperature. You can also chill them and serve them cold.