Gulab Jamun

Homemade Gulab Jamun

India’s most loved sweet, Gulab Jamun. ...
Ingredients
All purpose flour- 1 cup
Milk powder-1 1/2 cups
Baking soda-1/4 tsp
Yogurt or regular heavy cream
Oil
For the syrup
Sugar- 2 1/2 to 3  cups
Water- 3 cups
Cardamon pods- 4 nos
Saffron -a few strands(optional)

Method
Sift all purpose flour,milk powder and baking soda together.
Add sufficient quantity of heavy cream or yogurt  and knead well to form a soft dough.(like chappathi dough)
Keep aside for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile combine sugar and water in a pan and cook for 5 minutes or  until it thickens slightly.Add cardamom pods and saffron and keep aside.
Make small balls out of the dough( almost 25 to 28 nos) and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry these balls over medium low heat until it turns dark golden brown in color.
Drain these cooked balls into the sugar syrup and keep aside until the jamuns are completely soaked in the sugar syrup. (soak in the sugar syrup for atleast 1-2 hours.)
Gulab jamuns can be served warm or cold.
Note:
If you feel the gulab jamuns are not soaking in the sugar syrup, then warm the whole gulab jamuns along with the sugar syrup on stove top or in the microwave. cover and keep aside. just warm them, don’t heat.


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