Gulab Jamun recipe
Gulab jamun are soft milk-powder dumplings fried slowly until deep golden, then soaked in a warm cardamom and rosewater syrup. The dough comes from milk powder, flour, ghee and milk, and the soak takes at least an hour. This recipe makes 18, enough for 9 servings.
- Serves 9
- Prep 30 min
- Fry 25 min
- Soak 1 hr
- Total ~2 hours
Ingredients
- 120 g milk powder
- 40 g plain flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 20 g ghee
- 90 ml milk
- 300 g sugar
- 400 ml water
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp rosewater
- 500 ml neutral oil for frying
How it comes together
- Make the syrup
- Make the dough
- Shape
- Fry slowly
- Soak
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