Gulab Jamun

Brown colored dumplings of maida soaked in sugar syrup

Ingredients

1/8 cup Paneer

3/4 cup Mawa (Khoya)

1/4 tsp. Soda bi-carb

1 1/2 cup Sugar

2 strands saffron

2 tbsp. Flour (Maida - all purpose flour)

1/2 tsp. Green cardamom powder

ghee (clarified butter)/Oil for deep frying

Advice

These balls can be stuffed with saffron, pistachio nuts or green cardamom powder.
If you don't want to use soda bi- carb. You can also use Self rising flour for the Gulab Jamuns.

Recipe of Gulab Jamun By using Self Rising Flour:

250 gms, mawa
50 gms. Self rising flour
400 gms Sugar
1/2 tsp. Green cardamom powder
Ghee/Oil for deep frying

Method:

1.Cook a mixture of 4 cups of water , Strands of Saffron and the sugar until the syrup thickens.
2.Remove and keep warm.
3.Mix Khoya, self ring flour, green cardamom powder and a little water to make it into a soft dough.
4.Roll the dough into small balls .
5.Heat ghee and deep fry those balls into it till golden brown.
6.Drop the balls into hot syrup.
7.Remove them from the syrup and eat hot without draining the syrup.

Method

Recipe with the Above Ingredients

1.Cook a mixture of 4 cups of water , Strands of Saffron and the sugar until the syrup thickens. Remove and keep warm.
2.Grate Khoya and paneer and keep aside.
3.Mix Khoya, paneer, soda bi-carb, green cardamom powder and a little water to make it into a soft dough.
4.Roll the dough into small balls .
5.Heat Ghee(clarified butter) and deep fry those balls into it till golden brown.
6.Drop the balls into hot syrup.
7.Remove them from the syrup and eat hot without draining the syrup.