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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Gulab Jamun

Ingredients for the Recipe

• 1 litre milk
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2-3 tsp maida
• 2 tbsp rose water
• 1 cup water
• 1 pinch saffron
• 1 pinch baking soda
• ghee for frying

Recipe (How to Make):

1. Boil milk in a vessel on medium flame. Then mix constantly, till it becomes semi-solid or khova is formed.
2. Put maida and continue to stir for another few minutes.
3. Take out from flame and knead the dough. Take a small part of the dough on palm.
4. Shape into the form of a little finger.
5. Continue the same procedure for the remaining dough.
6. Keep the jamoons aside on plate. Add water to sugar.
7. Heat till the syrup becomes sticky and put saffron stirred in a little rose water and the remaining rose water. Mix well.
8. Take out from flame.
9. Fry the jamoons, 3 to 4 at a time, in hot ghee on a low flame, till it turns golden brown, turning over gently.
10. Put the fried jamoons in warm syrup.
11. Shift to a vessel, when cool.
12. Keep aside under cover for sometime.
13. Serve jamoon with a syrup.