Life Style: Gulab Jamun is an integral part of festivals, and here's how you can make it easily at home. This recipe will walk you through the step-by-step process with photos. From special occasions to festivals, bonding with this authentic Indian sweet has been a part of tradition. The love for Gulab Jamun is beyond words, and what makes this sweet even more popular is its melt-in-the-mouth taste. Interestingly, the best thing about this sweet is that you can make it at home without any effort. You just need a few ingredients at home to make this easy recipe. To make this sweet, you need some basic ingredients like flour, khoya, milk and sugar. This delicious dish joined our culinary heritage when Central Asian Turk invaders came to the country and the rest is happy history! So, if you too are craving to eat delicious gulab jamun, then just follow some simple steps and prepare this sweet dish for your loved ones. This is one of the popular Diwali sweets and can be easily made at home. If you are health conscious and want to enjoy this sweet without any guilt, you can prepare sugar syrup using stevia or sugar-free. To make the recipe tastier, you can add finely chopped cashews or pistachios. So wear your chef hat and let your family enjoy super delicious desserts.
50 grams cheese
2 cups canola oil/rapeseed oil
500 ml boiling water
1 slice lemon
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon ground green cardamom
150 grams mashed khoya
2 tbsp ghee
4 threads saffron
30 grams flour
2 tbsp corn flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
Step 1 Prepare the sugar syrup
To make this simple gulab jamun recipe, you need to take a vessel and add sugar, water and a slice of lemon in it. Mix the sugar syrup well and reduce it to two strings of syrup. Then turn off the flame and let it come to normal room temperature.
Step 2 Prepare the dough for Gulab Jamun
Take a wide tray and add chhena or paneer and khoya in equal quantities, mash them together using a masher. To enhance the taste, add some saffron strands to it. Make sure there are no lumps in the mixture. When the mixture is smooth enough, move on to the next step. Add flour, cardamom powder, cornflour and baking powder to the khoya-paneer mixture. To make gulab jamun more delicious, add some ghee to the mixture. It will smell good and taste good too.
Step 3 Make small balls of dough
Now, apply some ghee on your palms and take some flour and make small balls. Meanwhile, place a pan on medium heat and heat oil for frying. When the oil is hot enough, slowly add the balls and let them cook. Wait until the balls turn golden brown.
Step 4 Soak the fried balls in gulab jamun
Take out the balls and remove excess oil, then gently drop the gulab jamun balls into the sugar syrup. Let the gulab jamuns absorb the syrup. After half an hour, take them out and place in a bowl and gently add some sugar syrup.
Step 5 Garnish with dry fruits
Last but not least, garnish the gulab jamun with some finely chopped pistachios. Serve these Gulab Jamuns in a scrumptious way and we are sure your guests will praise your cooking skills.
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