The mouth starts watering as soon as we hear the name of Gulab Jamun. Children and adults alike like the sweetness of Rasgulla dipped in syrup. Be it a festival or any special occasion at home, everyone likes to eat Gulab Jamun. If you also want to make soft and juicy Gulab Jamun like the market at home, then there is no need to buy Mawa. You can prepare delicious Gulab Jamun using milk powder only.
To make these, milk powder, flour, fresh cream and some basic things will be required. At the same time, cardamom syrup and the right way of frying will enhance the taste of Gulab Jamun. Let us know the easy recipe of making Gulab Jamun without Mawa milk powder.
How to make Gulab Jamun syrup
First of all, put 2 cups water and 2 cups sugar in a pan. Now grind 3 cardamoms and mix them. On medium flame, let the sugar dissolve well in water and prepare the syrup by stirring continuously. When the syrup starts becoming slightly sticky, turn off the gas. Do not let the syrup become too thick. You can also add half teaspoon lemon juice to it.
Ingredients to make Gulab Jamun
- Milk powder- 1 cup
- Flour- half cup
- Fresh sour cream – half a cup
- Baking powder- 3/4 teaspoon
- Milk- as per requirement
- Ghee or oil – for frying
Method of making Gulab Jamun with milk powder
1- First prepare the dough
Sieve flour and milk powder thoroughly in a large vessel. Now add baking powder to it and mix everything. After this, beat fresh cream well and add it to the mixture. Now prepare soft dough by adding milk little by little. Keep in mind that the dough should not be too hard.
2- Make round and smooth gulab jamuns
Break small balls from the prepared dough. Apply light ghee on palms and round each ball well. While making Gulab Jamun, keep in mind that there should not be any cracks or cracks in them. Prepare all the gulab jamuns in the same manner.
3- Fry Gulab Jamun on low flame
Now heat oil or ghee in the pan. The oil temperature should not be too high. Keep the flame medium to low and add a few gulab jamuns at a time. Fry them slowly and keep stirring the oil occasionally, so that the Gulab Jamuns get cooked evenly from all sides. When their color turns golden brown, take them out.
4- Prepare it by putting it in syrup
Now put hot fried gulab jamuns in the prepared syrup. Let them remain in the syrup for at least 30 minutes, so that the sweetness and juice gets filled from inside. After this your soft and juicy Gulab Jamuns are ready to eat.
Serve homemade Gulab Jamun like this
Prepared Gulab Jamun can be served hot or slightly cooled. Adding some chopped pistachios or almonds on top will enhance both their taste and look. Everyone from children to adults will like this sweet. Mawa is not used in this recipe, so whenever you feel like eating sweets at home, you can easily make Gulab Jamun with the help of milk powder.