Gulab Jamun is a traditional and popular dessert variety of India. For Diwali and many other occasions, we tend to make this delicious dessert. Gulab Jamun are simple and easy to make. Most of us have the habit of getting ready mix for Gulab Jamun. But making Jamun using store bought Khoya is one of the quickest method and also the Jamun will be really really soft and delicious. Some of us make Khoya at home which we can use it for making soft Jamun. In this video, I have used store bought Khoya which I brought it to room temperature and crumbled it and then used with maida to make soft and yummy Jamun. Try this method of making Gulab Jamun using Khoya and you will never think of buying ready mix again!
Video Version
Gulab Jamun Recipe | Gulab Jamun with Khoya (Mawa)
Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time
15 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Yield
20-25 Jamun
Recipe Category
Dessert
Recipe Cuisine
Indian
Gulab Jamun Recipe | Gulab Jamun with Khoya (Mawa)
Ingredients :
Mawa / Khoya
1 Cup*
Maida / All purpose Flour
1/2 Cup
Baking Soda
a Pinch
Milk
1/4 Cup **
Sugar
1.5 Cups
Water
2.5 Cups
Cardamom Powder
1/4 teaspoon
Rose Essence
1/4 teaspoon
Ghee
For Frying Jamun
* 1 Cup = 250ml
** I used 1/4 cup of milk, but sometimes we may need more or less till we get a smooth dough
Gulab Jamun Recipe | Gulab Jamun with Khoya (Mawa)
Method:
First lets prepare the dough. In a mixing bowl, add khoya, maida, baking soda and give a good mix
To this now, add milk little by little and mix it to make a soft dough. I used 1/4 cup of milk, but sometimes we may need more or less till we get a smooth dough.
Make small balls out of the dough. Do not make bigger balls as the balls tend to increase the size while frying in oil as well as soaking in sugar syrup
Before frying the Jamun balls, lets prepare the sugar syrup
In a sauce pan, add sugar and water and mix well. Bring it to boil and allow the sugar to dissolve completely.
Then, keep the flame in low and boil the sugar syrup till it becomes sticky. Once the sugar syrup is sticky, switch off the flame
In another heavy bottomed pan, add ghee. We can also add half ghee and half oil.
Add 5-6 Jamun balls and deep fry the Jamun in low flame till golden brown. If you keep the flame high, the outside of the Jamun will become brown but the inner portion might not be cooked properly. So always keep the flame low and fry the Jamun
The the fried Jamuns and let it sit aside for couple of minutes
Meanwhile, reheat the sugar syrup till it is warm and then drop the Jamuns in the sugar syrup. Stir them gently to coat and let the Gulab Jamun soak in Sugar Syrup for 2 hours
After 2 hours, the soaked Gulab Jamun would have been doubled their size and also would have become so soft and fluffy
Serve the yummy and fluffy Gulab Jamun hot or cold and enjoy the dessert!
Gulab Jamun Recipe | Gulab Jamun with Khoya (Mawa)
