Gulab Jamun (Rasgulla)

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    Gulab jamun is a very sweet milk-based dessert, enjoyed in festivals and auspicious occasions like Diwali, Eid and Navratri.

    Ingredients

    • Servings: 8
    • (1 cup = 250 ML)
    • For Sugar Syrup:
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 cup water
    • 3 cardamom powdered
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
    • For Gulab Jamun:
    • 9 tbsp milk powder
    • 3½ tbsp all-purpose flour / plain flour
    • 1 tbsp semolina / sooji
    • pinch of baking soda
    • 1 tsp lemon juice
    • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
    • 4-5 tbsp milk warm

    Method

    1. Sugar Syrup Recipe:
    2. Firstly, in a wide pan take 1 cup of sugar
    3. Further, to that add 1 cup of water and get to a boil
    4. Then simmer for 4 minutes till the sugar syrup turns slightly sticky
    5. Now add cardamom powder.
    6. Also add lemon juice to stop crystallization process
    7. Cover and keep aside.
    8. Gulab Jamun Recipe:
    9. Firstly in a large mixing bowl take milk powder
    10. Further, to that add maida and rava
    11. Then add pinch of baking soda
    12. Also add ghee, lemon juice and crumble well
    13. Slowly add milk little by little and knead well
    14. Knead to a smooth and soft dough
    15. Furthermore, make small balls greasing ghee to hands
    16. Make sure there are no cracks on balls. else there are chances for gulab jamun to break while frying.
    17. Heat the ghee on low flame and when the ghee is moderately hot, fry the jamuns
    18. Fry the balls on low flame stirring in between
    19. Fry till the balls turns golden brown
    20. Immediately, drop the hot jamuns into hot sugar syrup
    21. Cover the lid and rest for 2 hours. flame should be turned off
    22. Finally, the jamuns have doubled in size

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