Sunday, October 4, 2009

Gulab Jamuns

So recently i was just having dessert at the dining hall and dunno how but the thought of this particular sweet dish came to my mind. Well this particular sweet dish i guess must have been tasted by every indian in some point of their life hopefully. Well i love it so heres something about it.
Gulab Jamuns, theyre like the perfect sweet dish for any occasion easy to make nowadays because of all the readymade stuff available in the market so I might try it once here.
Heres the recepe:
Ingredients:
1 cup Carnation Milk Powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tablespoons butter -melted Whole milk just enough to make the dough
For the Sugar Syrup
2 cups Sugar
1 cup water Oil for frying

How to make gulab jamun:
Make the dough by combining the milk powder, Bisquick, butter. Add just enough whole milk to make a medium-hard dough. Divide the dough into 18-20 portions. Make balls by gently rolling each portion between your palms into a smooth ball. Place the balls on a plate. Cover with a damp yet dry kitchen towel.
Heat the oil on high and then lower the heat to medium. Slip in the balls into the hot oil from the side of the pan, one by one. They will sink to the bottom of the pan, but do not try to move them. Instead, gently shake the pan to keep the balls from browning on just one side. After about 5 mins, the balls will rise to the surface. The Gulab Jamuns should rise slowly to the top if the temperature is just right. Now they must be gently and constantly agitated to ensure even browning on all sides.
If the temperature of the oil is too high then the gulab jamuns will tend to break. So adjust the temperature to ensure that the gulab jamuns do not break or cook too quickly.
The balls must be fried very slowly under medium temperatures. This will ensure complete cooking from inside and even browning.
Sugar Syrup
The syrup should be made earlier and kept warm. To make the hot sugar syrup add mix the 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of water. Add 4-5 cardamom pods, slightly crushed and a few strands of "Kesar". Mix with a spoon and then heat at medium heat for 5-10 minutes until sugar is all dissolved in water. Do not overheat, that will caramelize the sugar.
Transfer this hot syrup into a serving dish. Keep warm on stove. Add the fried gulab jamuns directly into the warm syrup. Leave gulab jamun balls in sugar syrup overnight for best results. They can be served warm or at room temperature.
This is the easier recepie but the video down is for the experts ones.


5 comments:

  1. That sounds delicious, even though I have not really had alot of Indian food I think I may try this recipe.

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  2. OMG I haven't had one of these in so long.This reminds me of home.Are they available in Atlanta ?

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  3. Wow this is pretty complicated. I'm sure they taste better than the microwavable Gulab Jamuns though. My mom used to make these all the time.

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  4. I have been to my Indian friend's birthday party the foods were good. Even tho it was my first time experiencing Indian food, I enjoyed it.

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  5. In atlanta i think in some indian restaurants not sure. btw i think they even have ready to make microwave ones somewhere hope to find it soon.

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