Gulab Jaman

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Ingredients,

  • milk powder  1 cup
  • plain flour  1 tbsp
  • desi ghee or shortening  1 tbsp
  • semolina (soji)  1 tbsp
  • baking powder 1/2 tsp
  • egg  1 small  (if you are vegetarian use  4-5 tbsp of milk)
  • oil for frying
  • almonds for garnish

For sugar syrup

  • sugar 2 cups
  • water 1-1/2 cup
  • cardamom powder  1/2 tsp
  • rose water 1-1/2 tbsp

Directions,

1. In a pan add 2 cups sugar with 1-1/2 cup water. turn on the heat. stir and cook on medium to high heat.
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1. In a pan add 2 cups sugar with 1-1/2 cup water. turn on the heat. stir and cook on medium to high heat.
2. when sugar dissolves completely , add 1/2 tsp small cardamom powder and 1-1/2 tbsp rose water let it boil for 1 minute then turn off the heat don't over cook it, because we need a runny consistency of sugar syrup that absorb easily by gulab jamun.
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2. when sugar dissolves completely , add 1/2 tsp small cardamom powder and 1-1/2 tbsp rose water let it boil for 1 minute then turn off the heat don’t over cook it, because we need a runny consistency of sugar syrup that absorb easily by gulab jamun.
3. soak 1 tbsp semolina in 4 tbsp luke warm water. set aside for 5 minutes.
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3. soak 1 tbsp semolina in 4 tbsp luke warm water. set aside for 5 minutes.

 

3. In a flat pan add 1 cup milk powder ,add in 1 tbsp desi ghee or shortening. now with your hand start rubbing it so the ghee vanish in milk powder.
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4. In a flat pan add 1 cup milk powder ,add in 1 tbsp desi ghee or shortening.
now with your hand start rubbing it so the ghee vanish in milk powder.
5. now add 1 tbsp plain flour with 1/2 tsp baking powder mix well with hands, then add soaked semolina, throw extra water from semolina then add in. again with your both hands rub this mixture until combine well, and semolina vanish in milk powder completely.
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5. now add 1 tbsp plain flour with 1/2 tsp baking powder mix well with hands, then add soaked semolina, throw extra water from semolina then add in. again with your both hands rub this mixture until combine well, and semolina vanish in milk powder completely.
6. take 1 egg, separate yolk and white. now first add yolk in it and start mixing it with your hands, don't knead it, just mix it because we never knead gulab jamun dough, we just mix it with light hands.
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6. take 1 egg, separate yolk and white. now first add yolk in it and start mixing it with your hands, don’t knead it, just mix it because we never knead gulab jamun dough, we just mix it with light hands. now add 2 tbsp egg white and again with light hands mix it. If you are vegetarian use milk 4-5 tbsp and mix the dough with light hands ,don’t knead the dough hard. start by adding milk 1 tbsp at a time until you get the desire consistency of dough. all other steps will be same.
7. The end result will be like this, this is the consistency of your dough ,you can see its not hard ,and not soft and you can easily break it into pieces and thats exactly what we want.
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7. The end result will be like this, this is the consistency of your dough ,you can see its not hard ,and not soft and you can easily break it into pieces and thats exactly what we want.
8. now cover the dough with a plastic wrap for 5 minutes.
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8. now cover the dough with a plastic wrap for 5 minutes.
9. after 5 minutes make balls from the dough, if you want small jamun, make 22-23 and if want big make 15-16. take a small portion on your palm, press it hard ,so all air release from it, now roll it round.
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9. after 5 minutes make balls from the dough, if you want small jamun, make 22-23 and if want big make 15-16.
for making balls take a small portion of dough on your palm, press it hard ,so all air release from it, now roll it round.
10. heat oil in a wok. don't over heat it, it should be like when you add gulab jamun in it, they should sit in the bottom of pan.
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10. heat oil in a wok. don’t over heat it, it should be like when you add gulab jamun in it, they should sit in the bottom of pan.
11. now on medium heat cook them, and don't touch the heat ,just keep stir the oil from sides so all gulab jamun will equally golden. this will take 7-10 minutes. and not in any case increase the heat because then gulab jamun will raw inside and golden outside.
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11. now on medium heat cook them, and don’t touch the heat ,just keep stir the oil from sides so all gulab jamun will equally golden. this will take 7-10 minutes. and not in any case increase the heat because then gulab jamun will raw inside and golden outside.
12. when gulab jamun are completely golden , take them out and add in sugar syrup direct. Sugar syrup should be lightly hot at this time.
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12. when gulab jamun are completely golden , take them out and add in sugar syrup direct.
Sugar syrup should be lightly hot at this time. Keep them in sugar syrup for almost 20-30 minutes.
garnish with almonds. serve.
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garnish with almonds.
serve.
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serve.
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