Name: Gulab Jamun
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Ingredients: 75 g Milk Powder; 2 tbsp Plain Flour; ½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda; 1 tbsp Butter (melted); 4 tbsp Milk (warm); 1 Egg; 300 g Caster Sugar; 500 ml Water; 6 Green Cardamom Pods (halved); 1 tsp Lemon Juice

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Here we have one of Eid’s most cherished dessert and what is considered to be the national dessert of Pakistan, gulab jamun. These milk powder gulab jamun are a popular mithai that can be found in all Pakistani sweets’ shops.

This gulab jamun recipe uses grams to help make it easier to accurately measure ingredients for the perfectly sweet Pakistani dessert balls. Fried dumplings are soaked in a sugar syrup to make them soft and delicious to eat with a warm cup of tea.

Gulab Jamun

Here we have one of Eid’s most cherished dessert and what is considered to be the national dessert of Pakistani. Gulab jamun.

5 from 4 votes

Sadia Halimah Aziz

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Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 2 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 360kcal

Ingredients

Gulab Jamun Balls:

75 g Milk Powder
2 tbsp Plain Flour
½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1 tbsp Butter melted
4 tbsp Milk warm
1 Egg

Sugar Syrup:

300 g Caster Sugar
500 ml Water
6 Green Cardamom Pods halved
1 tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

In a large bowl, add the milk powder, plain flour, baking soda and mix to combine
Add the egg, butter and milk and knead until a sticky dough forms
Make small round balls ensuring that there are no cracks
Deep fry the balls on medium heat until golden brown
Whilst the balls are cooking in a large pan, add the granulated water and sugar
Allow to come to a boil then leave to simmer until it thickens slightly
Add the cardamom powder and lemon juice then turn off the heat
When the balls are cooked, add to the hot sugar syrup
Cover the lid and leave to allow the gulab jamun balls to soak in the syrup for at least 2 hours
Your gulab jamuns are ready!

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Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal

Gulab Jamun

Sadia Halimah Aziz

Gulab Jamun

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