Of all the Indian sweets Gulab Jamun is my favorite! Deep friend melt in mouth balls, I would rather call them Indian donuts dunked in rose flavored sugar syrup. Ive used fresh rose water to flavor the syrup, made from Suncore Foods Dried Rose Petals! The flavor is amazing when you use fresh rose water! And I must tell you guys these are much better than the ones that you make from store bought mixes! After having soo many failures I finally nailed it!
This one is made with store-bought Khoya. I used Nanak brand. And I flavored the syrup with freshly made rose water and cardamom. And photographing these beauties was a pure bliss! I really couldn’t stop🙈
Here you go with the recipe!
Gulab Jamun
Ingredients:
Crumbled or grated Khoya/Mawa – 2 1/4 cups
All-purpose flour – 5 tbsp
Baking soda -1/4 tsp
Water- 5 to 6 tbsp
Sugar- 3cup
Water-21/2 cup
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp or few crushed cardamom pods
Rose water – 1- 2 tbsp
Lime juice- 1tbsp
Ghee or oil to fry
Rosewater :
Suncore Foods Dried rose petals – 1/2 cup
Water – 2 cups
Method:
To make the rose water :
Add the dried rose petals and water to a pot. Let it simmer for ten mins covered or till the petals turn white. Filter the rose water through a sieve and set it aside to cool completely.
To make the Jamuns:
Crumble or grate Khoya. Mix it with all purpose flour, baking soda in a bowl.
Slowly add water, knead and make a soft sticky dough. Do not knead too much though.
Roll tight and Form small lime sized balls without cracks.
In the meantime prepare the sugar syrup by combing water and sugar and boiling it for ten minutes in medium. Add the cardamom and rose water to it.
Heat ghee or oil in a kadai. When the oil is hot enough turn it to medium heat and start Frying jamuns till they turn golden brown. If you keep the oil very hot you will see the jamuns turn brown but it will not be cooked inside.
Then drop the fried Jamuns in the hot syrup and let them soak. Enjoy!
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