Name: Gulab jamun recipe ( Gulab jamun recipe with milk powder )
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp ghee; 300 grams of milk powder; 100 grams of all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp hung curd or yogurt; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 100 ml warm milkadjust as need; 350 grams of sugar; 350 ml of water; 1 tsp green cardamom powder; 1 tbsp rose water; 8 to 10 saffron strands or kesar; 2 tsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp semolina or suji optional; 5 to 6 tbsp ghee for deep fry; 1 tbsp chopped pistachios for garnishing

Gulab jamun recipe – is one of the popular indian dessert recipes during most of the Indian weddings and festival seasons including Navaratri, Diwali, Holi, Eid, etc. There are two popular recipes of gulab jamun available in India the traditional one, is gulab jamun with khoya or mawa and the instant one is gulab jamun with milk powder. In this post, you will learn how to make gulab jamun? gulab jamun recipe , gulab jamun with milk powder Though there are various gulab jamun recipes available using different ingredients, sometimes suji and khoya are used to prepare homemade gulab jamun recipe.

This milk powder gulab jamun recipe is not only very delicious but also very easy to make at home if you follow step by step instructions carefully.

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Table of Contents

What is gulab jamun

Gulab jamun is a popular indian dessert ball made of milk solids or khoya which is first deep-fried in oil and then soak into a warm sugar syrup.

But to prepare instant gulab jamun at home we also use a mixture of all-purpose flour, milk, ghee, curd, powdered milk and baking soda.

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Why gulab jamun is hard

Gulab jamun becomes hard because of a lack of moisture in the dough, which generally occurs either by using a lot of flour than required or improperly using baking soda.

Fix it by using milk and gently knead it until the dough becomes smooth and soft.

What to serve with gulab jamun

You can serve vanilla ice cream with gulab jamun by garnishing with sliced pistachios on the top.

Why gulab jamun breaks

Gulab jamuns break either using a lot of baking soda than required which is unable to retain their round shape while frying or sugar syrup consistency is not sticky which ultimately transforms the gulab jamun balls soft and mushy after adding in syrup.

Tips to make gulab jamun recipe with milk powder

Crack free gulab jamun ball : Pour the warm milk and a teaspoon of all-purpose flour with the dough, gently mix the dough, and keep it at rest for at least 25 min to 30 min which ultimately helps to prepare smooth crack-free balls.

Oil temperature : For cooking gulab jamun balls without breaking, first, heat the ghee or oil on medium flame for at least 4 to 5 min, then make the flame low and add the Jamun balls one by one and fry on both sides until it becomes golden brown on both sides.

Sugar syrup consistency : To properly soak fried gulab jamun balls in sugar syrup we need only a little bit of sticky consistency by simmering sugar syrup aka chasni for at least 7 to 8 min. Here you can simply ignore any string consistency of thick sugar syrup that Jamun balls will never absorb.

Soaking gulab jamun balls: For making a succulent gulab jamun recipe, while adding fried gulab jamun balls sugar syrup temperature must be warm not hot where gulab jamuns are likely to lose their shape.

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How to make gulab jamun with milk powder

Here, to prepare gulab jamun with milk powder, I classified the whole preparation process into four simple categories,

first one is making dough for gulab jamun with milk powder, the second one is sugar syrup for gulab jamun recipe ,

third one is making gulab jamun ball, and the last one cooking gulab jamun recipe.

so, let’s make it now.

Dough for gulab jamun with milk powder

1. At first, for preparing gulab jamun with the milk powder, first add 2 tbsp ghee to a frying pan.

2. Then, melt the ghee on medium to low flame.

3. Now mix 300 grams of milk powder.

4. For cooking gulab jamun without any cracks add 100 grams of all-purpose flour or maida.

5. Also, add 2 tbsp curd or yogurt and 1/4 tsp baking soda.

6. Then pour 100 ml milk for making smooth khoya.

7. Next mix everything on low flame to make a soft and smooth homemade khoya mixture.

8. Continuously mix this mixture on low flame until you achieve this stage, it takes approximately 5 to 6 min.

9. If you want to check whether your khoya is ready, for this take a small portion of khoya and make a round ball, if it doesn’t have any crack then your khoya is ready.

How to make sugar syrup for gulab jamun

1. Now for making chasni aka smooth sugar syrup for gulab jamun recipe, pour 350 ml water in a deep kadhai.

2. Then mix 350 grams of sugar in it.

3. Next, melt the sugar properly on medium to high flame.

4. Let the sugar syrup come to a boil for 3 to 4 min.

5. Then add 4 to 5 cardamom pots.

6. Also, add 1½ to 2 tbsp rose water and 8 to 10 strands of saffron.

7. Now let the syrup boil sometime until it gets sticky consistency by checking in between the fingers.

Note: Here we don’t need any string consistency and very thick sugar syrup, where sugar syrup unable to go inside gulab jamun balls.

How to prepare gulab jamun ball

1. To prepare smooth gulab jamun ball without cracks, first, khoya must be soft and smooth. If Jamun balls have any cracks then fix them by sprinkling a little warm milk and some all-purpose flour.

2. Now, continuously mix everything for another 2 to 3 min.

3. Now cut the whole dough into small pieces.

4. Then, to make crack free Jamun ball, grease your palm with oil and rotate each piece under the palm in an anti-clockwise direction.

5. Let’s have a look.

6. Now, set aside this gulab jamun ball for frying.

How to make gulab Jamun at home

1. Now, for frying gulab jamun, heat 4 to 5 tbsp ghee in a pan and melt it completely on medium to low flame.

2. When some bubble starts coming from oil, that means your oil is ready.

Note : Don’t fry in hot oil gulab jamuns will easily brown outside and it definitely will break.

3. Now make the flame low and add gulab jamun ball in this oil to fry.

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Note : Before adding all gulab jamun balls just fry one ball and check whether it easily fried without breaking, if it goes well then you can fry the rest of them.

If it breaks then simply add 1 to 2 tsp maida or all-purpose flour with dough and gently mix it and makes again gulab jamun balls.

4. When one side of the gulab jamun becomes slightly brown gently turn it into the other side and fry both sides.

5. When Jamun’s become golden brown from both sides, take them out immediately from the pan.

6. Now pour this hot gulab jamun in slightly warm sugar syrup, until it absorbs most of the liquids. It takes almost 6 to 8 hours.

7. Finally, our homemade gulab jamun recipe is completed. After soaking all the sugar syrup have a look of these delicious gulab jamuns.

Gulab Jamun Recipe Card

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Yield: 3

Gulab jamun recipe ( Gulab jamun recipe with milk powder )

Gulab jamun recipe the most popular Indian sweet that is generally made of khoya which is first fried in oil and then soaks in slightly warm sugar syrup.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredients For Gulab Jamun Dough

2 tbsp ghee
300 grams of milk powder

100 grams of all-purpose flour
2 tbsp hung curd or yogurt
1/4 tsp baking soda

100 ml warm milk[adjust as need]

Ingredients For Sugar Syrup

350 grams of sugar
350 ml of water
1 tsp green cardamom powder
1 tbsp rose water
8 to 10 saffron strands or kesar
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp semolina or suji [optional]

Other Gulab Jamun Ingredients

5 to 6 tbsp ghee for deep fry
1 tbsp chopped pistachios for garnishing

Instructions

how to make gulab jamun

At first, for preparing dough for gulab jamun using milk powder pour ghee into the frying pan.
Melt the ghee on low flame.
Now, add milk powder, all-purpose flour or maida here we strictly follow a simple 3:1 ratio.
Also, add a tablespoon of curd and a teaspoon of baking soda.
Next, mix warm milk and mix everything on low flame until you get a soft dough.
Now for making sugar syrup for gulab jamun pour sugar into the deep bottom pan.
Also pour a proportional amount of water and dissolve the sugar completely in a medium to high flame.
When sugar syrup starts boiling add cardamom powder, a few strands of saffron, and a tablespoon of rose water.
To avoid any crystallization of sugar syrup you can add a tsp of lemon juice.
Now, let the syrup starts boiling until it gets sticky consistency.
Next for making a soft crack free gulab jamun ball, sprinkle a little amount of milk and maida over the dough which we made earlier.
Then, gently mix everything for 2 min.
As this mixture is a little bit sticky so, grease your palm with oil and make crack free rounded gulab jamun balls.
Now for frying gulab jamun balls pour ghee into a pan and melt it in medium flame.
When ghee is hot enough, make the flame low.
Fry the gulab jamun ball on low flame.
Turn them on the other side and fry them on both sides until it becomes golden brown.
Then immediately add these hot gulab Jamun balls in warm sugar syrup for approximately 4 to 5 hours.
Finally, our homemade gulab jamun recipe is completed, you can garnish it with chopped pistachios and serves this gulab jamun with ice cream.

Notes

Soft Gulab Jamun Recipe Note

In gulab jamun recipe dough must be soft and smooth so never knead the dough which will form gluten in it and makes a very hard gulab jamun ball.
Never fry gulab jamun balls in very hot oil or ghee, either Jamun balls will get plenty of cracks on it and easily disintegrated in oil or becomes brown outside easily without cooking inside.

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

3
Amount Per Serving Calories 2011Total Fat 146gSaturated Fat 88gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 51gCholesterol 362mgSodium 311mgCarbohydrates 171gFiber 3gSugar 121gProtein 13g

Disclaimer: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.