Gulab Jamun Recipe

Ingredients:

*Syrup

1 cup sugar

1.5 water  

*Dough

1 tin condense milk (397g)

3 tablespoons prepared syrup

1 teaspoon cardamom powder

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon ghee

5 teaspoons baking powder

3 cups plain flour 

3 cups canola oil (frying)

 

Methods:

1) Syrup: In a pot add sugar and water. Stir sugar till sugar particles have dissolved. Bring syrup to boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Syrup texture should be thin for gulab jamun. 

2) Dough: In a mixing bowl, add and stir condense milk, prepared syrup, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and ghee. Then, stir in baking powder.

3) Add flour in 3 portions and stir. In the final portion knead the mixture to form dough.

4) Take a decent portion of dough. Roll into a ball and further roll into a forward motion to form gulab jamun(s). Place gulab jamun dough into a flour-dusted plate.

5) In a heated frying pan/kadai add canola oil for frying. Once, oil has heated reduce heat to low and deep fry until golden brown. Ensure to stir gulab jamuns continuously for consistency in frying.

6) Drain oil and place gulab jamun into a plate.

7) Immediately transfer gulab jamun into syrup and soak for about 2 minutes.Remove from syrup and dry gulab jamuns before serving.