There a very few people who don’t like Gulab Jamun, as for us, we just love them. It is a perfect dessert for any occasion – wedding, birthday party, potluck or a romantic dinner for 2! An unbelievable combination is hot, hot Gulab Jamuns with cold, cold Ice Cream…yum…just thinking about it makes our mouth water. Gotta go now, have Gulab Jamuns to make!
Ingredients:
Instant Dry Milk (Milk Powder) – 1/2 cup
All Purpose Flour – 2 tbsp
Yogurt – 2 tbsp
Clarified Butter – 1 tbsp
Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp
Water – 2 cups
Sugar – 2 cups
Rose Essence – few drops, optional
Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp or to taste
Saffron – few strands, optional
Oil – for deep frying
Method:
1. Make the syrup in a pan by adding Water, Sugar, Rose Syrup, Cardamom Powder and Saffron.
2. Put the pot on the flame and bring to boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat and allow it to simmer.
3. Meanwhile, get the oil for deep-frying ready. Heat up the oil on low-to-medium heat.
4. For the dumpling, in a mixing bowl , add in all dry ingredients i.e Instant Dry Milk , All Purpose Flour, Baking Soda.
5. Mix well and add in the Clarified Butter and after that slowly start mixing in the yogurt. Make into a dough.
6. Allow it to rest for 5 minutes. Make desired size balls, make sure they are smooth and do not have any creases.
7. Test the oil by dropping a small piece of dough, if it sits at the bottom of the pan for a minute before coming to the surface, the oil is ready.
8. Carefully drop 3-4 dumplings in the oil and keep rotating them for an even color.
9. Once the dumplings are a dark golden brown, take them out into a paper towel.
10. Bring the syrup to another quick boil and drop in the dumplings.
11. Turn off the flame and cover the Gulab Jamuns and let them soak in the syrup for 45 minutes to an hour.
12. Gulab jamuns can be served hot or cold. This recipe makes about 10-15 Gulab Jamuns.
Tips:
1. The one thing we cannot emphasis enough is the temperature of the oil for frying…it is the key to making good gulab jamuns. It has to be on low-to-medium heat.
2. The dough is a little on the crumbly side…so use a little oil on your hands and make the ball and flatten it out and then roll it to a ball…this will help smoothening out the cracks.
great recepy !thanks.
how do i storage them ? with the syrup or with out ?
Hi Didi,
You should store gulab jamun with the syrup.
Hi everybody!
I made gulab jamun today using gluten free all-purpose flour and a little xanthan gum and it worked great! I think I let the oil get a little to hot before cooking the gulab jamuns, but other than that, it went really well for my first time!
Thanks for the great recipe Hetal and Anuja!
Chris
P.S. Do you guys do cooking classes? I’m visiting my parents who live near Flower Mound and it would be fantastic to get some tips from pros like yourselves! Thanks!
Chris – I love gulab Jamun and have a gluten sensitivity. Would you mind telling me which gluten free flour you used or what combination of g/f flours it contains? I would love to be able to eat these again!
Thanks in advance!
Hi everybody!
I was wondering what everyone does with all the excess oil left in the pot after deep frying the gulab jamuns. It seems like a waste to throw it all away? Forgive me if this is a silly question, I’ve never really deep-fried anything!
Thanks,
Chris
Hi Chris,
It is not a silly question! It is not advisable to re-use your oil. Once the oil reaches that high temperature and then cools down the composition changes and then it’s not very good to comsume:(
Here are some tips:
– plan all your frying for the same time.
– use the least amount of oil necessary.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the reply, Anuja! I can’t wait to try out the gulab jamun!
Hi Hetal and Anuja,
My Polish cuisine is 100% different from Indian one. I am amazed by your website and have already seen all the videos. I have tried some of your recipies and Gulab Jamun is one of my favourite…yammi yammi!
Thank you for adding a pinch of spice to my life 🙂
Good luck!
My gulab jamun dissolved while frying. I used baking powder instead of baking soda, could that be a problem.
Hi Preeti,
Unfortunately you can;t substitute baking poader for baking soda.
Baking soda is just Soda-bi-Carbonate and Baking Powder has Soda-bi-carb and a whole lot of other ingredients and some of those ingredients help in rising the dough (like breads and cakes etc). That is probably the reason why your Gulab Jamuns dissolved:-(
Try them again, I am sure you will have better luck!
hi hetal and anuja
great video, can you use powdered sugar for the syrup?
Hi Hetal/Anuja
If i use gulab jamun mix then can i add yoghurt and unsalted buttter
Because in gulab jamun mix ( maida,skim milk and baking soda )is already added in powder
Hi Safiyah,
Majority of the time the fault lies in frying the Jamun at the right temp.
This is one recipe that tests your patience. Allow the oil to heat up on low-medium, don’t increasethe heat just to get there faster. We usually start off heating the oil and then start working on the dough. Try it again and hopefully it’ll work out.
Thanx ladies for a wonderful website.Something we really need here in Australia.l made tese jamuns yesterday they tasted great but syrup was not absorbed much also my dough was a bit wet could this be becoz the curd is not so firm here or otherwise? Please advise
Hi Anuja & Hetal,
I like your website very much.
In your website all the videos have a very low quality of audio. So the sound is very low and we have to listen to your instructions repeatedly.
FYI
Navin
Hi Hetal & Anuja,
Thankx for your all receipes….I made Gulabjambu on diwali,my husband loved it. It was awesome and i could make, hehe..great video.
Thankx once againe.
Regards,
Jalpa
Hi…I made the gulab jammans and they turned out great but then after an hour the gulab jammans turned out a little harder…when i warm them up again there fine but then go back to being a little harder…do you know any reason why this happened..i think its because i didnt turn off the stove for the sugur syrup when i inserted the gulab jammans….what do you think?????
hello mam,
Thanks for your information and ur wishes. 🙂
Sorry mam,i couldn wait and made it before i saw ur reply since i had to offer them after the evening coffee!!
The Jamuns were very hard 🙁 evn after the whole night soaking. (i had them now) I don know where i made mistake. And 2 spoons of curd(store bought),as u mentioned was not enough for me. so,i kept adding milk till it became like a dough. Then i covered it n kept it aside for time. Alas,the dough became so hard after letting it rest. Then i tried to mix in milk and make to soft. Some how i did something and got smooth balls.
But i should say…my jamuns were so so attractive. i made the balls perfectly without cracks and they were perfect balls.
But,the best part is that my husband didnt get angry or feel bad since they hard. He was suprised and very happy that i atleast tried it and gave me a hug and said thanks. (i offered him after soaking it for 2 hrs)
But,i couldn sleep properly the whole night. I kept thinking were i may have made a mistake. Pl can u help me mam.
You can have a look at my gulab jamuns in this link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jk.priyadarshini1984/MyFirstGulabJamunAttempt#
Regards,
Priya
Hi Priya,
On an electric stove, approx 3-4 would be low to medium. It may take some time to heat, but it will be worth it. If you put the jamuns in very hot oil, they will darken on the outside and remain uncooked on the inside. The dough is a little sticky at first as you mix in the yogurt. However, it should come to a nice smooth consistency after kneading. Good luck!
And, congrats to your hubby for 8 years!!
hello mam,
Priya again!
I wanna make this since my husband (suprise) has completed 8 successful yrs in IT.
My electric stow is numbered..Starts from Low(1) to 10 (high). Can u tell me the approximate no that would corresponds to low to medium. I presume i may have to keep it in between 2 to 3 ? God,it will take very long to heat up? 🙂
Can the dough be sticky? Im sorry to say…i cant understand the crumbly…i mean the consisitency.
Pl, Help me mam since i got to make it today.
Hi,
We tried making these and it came out very very delicious. Thanks for uploading so much of recipes.
Nice receipe for Diwali.Thankz u
Hi,
Awesome Receipe; I have a 22 month old son and I had some Enfamil milk pwd left in the fridge for almost 6 months and i tried it out for the gulab jamun and GREAT!!!!!! the jamuns was so good and my little son who does not like eating sweet dishes kept on eating the gulab jamuns. Thanks for the wonderful receipe.
hi ur recipe was exellent! they look so yummy
hi is all purpose flour another name for plain flour?
i do not have milk powder, what can i use instead? what is the full name of the one you used? and what company is it?
Hi people
I Have ben trying making gulab jamuns and first they came put hard as rock but slowly slowy i improved and it is supereb soft+more yummy day by day
thank you very much for this recipee it has made my chef life lol
lots of love
xx @R$H xx
hi arshdeep!
can u tell me wat makes them come out hard as roks??…mine too come out realy hard and they also deflate a lil bit…can u tell me wat u changed about ur recipe??thx!
Hi Leela,
We have used Carnation brand on fat free milk powder that can be bought at any American grocery store. At times we have also used the store brand and it works just as well.
Hope that helps.
hi, which milk powder taste better for the gulab jamuns the american store fat free milk powder or the indian store bought milk powder( please mention the brand name what you use)
thank you if you could please reply.
hi hetal and anuja.ur recipes r too good.i just wana ask u that what if we use bisquick pan cake mix instead of all purpose flour is it ok?
and one more thing that i heard many people make gu;ab jamuns from nanak khoya.but dont know how?if u know plzz teach
thanx
Hi,
These came out perfectly the first time I made them. The last 2 times I’ve made them they have not been as good. They are more hollow in the inside. I used different baking soda, so do you think that could be the problem? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Sara
Maybe the person that is getting mushy gulab jamuns isn’t frying them long enough. That is the problem my friend had. She got confused because some directions say golden brown, but they should be a deep brown. Also, sugar water shouldn’t get hard if you put them in while boiling. It will get think after it is off the heat.
Hi Anuja& Hetal
Thanx a lot for this receipe, gulab jamuns r my husbands all time fav ,i was really amazed that it was so easy to prepare and it tasted wonderful.I wonder why its been rated a single star,according to me “5 Full STARS”.
I want to also compliment the person with the camera.All of u “Keep up the Good Work”.
shilpa
This is the best gulab jamun recipe that I’ve found. It was foolproof! Came out great and everybody loved them. I’ll be making again soon. Thanks!
BTW, the Desi yogurt from Indian grocers works the best.
Yes, you can use rose essence and skip the saffron and cardamom powder.
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Shraddha:
This recipe makes about 10-15 Gulab Jamuns (depending on the size that you roll out). Usually 2-3 are served per person.
hi hitel and anushia i was wondering if i could make the syrup with out the cardamon powder and saffron but with the rose essence
Thank you very much for the recipe. I always wondered how you make them.
I was wondering what is the surviving size for the portions mentioned?
Thank you!
hi i just adore ghulab jamuns and tried out your recipe. unfortunately the sugar syrup hardens when i insert the jamuns, before they soak in the syrup. help am really upset…:(
Sabrina,
It has got to be the yogurt’s fault and yes, try the combination of milk and yogurt.
The only other question would be…did you by mistake use baking powder instead of baking soda? That is the only other thing I can think of…
Anuja
Hi anuja,
Thanks for your reply!
i have deep fried them on low heat. But when i dip them in the syrup they become tooo soft and just break, so what i left is a kind of pudding.
Yes i used store bought yoghurtm, it was a thick one. So its better to use 1 tbl yoghurt and use milk??
Best regards,
Sabreena
Hi Sabrina:
The Gulab Jamuns are to be deep fried. I really don’t know if baking will work.
What kind of yogurt are you using…home made or store bought? The store bought tends to be a lot more thick and in that case you will need to use a little bit of milk when kneading.
Hi anuja,
I made the gulab jamun for the 2nd time, there is still going somethin wrong, dont know what.
When i fry them they get a bit chrunch, and when i put them in the syrupe, they become very soft and became like pudding and very weak. I have baked the gulab jamun one low heat!
What have i done wrong?
Thanks!
Great recipe!!! So easy to make. Me and my wife had a great dinner with your sweet Gulab Jamun. Thanks!
Angelica,
Soda Bicarbonate is the chemical name for Baking Soda. So you can use that but Baking Powder is different and cannot be substituted.
Hi,
Nice recipe. I was wondereing if we could use baking Powder or Soda Bicarbonate instead of Baking soda?
Regards.
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What degree F should the oil be? Thank you for your wonderful clear teaching. I am having a great time learning about Indian cuisine.
Namaste
thank you for all the recepies
Hi Aashita (BTW, beautiful name),
As you guessed Gulab Jamuns do take a little bit of practice…but at the end of the road, they are well worth it. Here are a couple of tips:
1. The dough is a little on the crumbly side…so use a little oil on your hands and make the ball and flatten it out and then roll it to a ball…this will help smoothening out the cracks.
2. If the middle did not absorb the syrup…then it is an oil heating up issue…that is what we kept mentioning in the video…it is the “most important” thing to making good Gulab Jamun. Next time heat the oil at a lower temp and have patience and allow it to heat up.
Next time they will be perfect – my predictions!
Hi!this is a wonderful website.i tried this recipe for gulabjamuns simply because milk powder as an ingredient made me curious.LOL.i think they did turn out well,except for 2 things.the balls were not smooth and still had cracks.secondly, the jamuns(in the middle) did not absorb the syrup even after being left for 2 hours in it. could you please let me have your opinion on same.i understand such recipes are difficult to master in first attempt itself and that it might take time and practice before one can attain perfection.thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
Hi Vidhya, I am sorry your gulab jamuns did not turn out well. Here are some tips –
-the dough needs to be on the soft, crumbly side.
-if you use the store bought yogurt, you might need to add a little milk.
-as mentioned in the video, make sure the oil heats up on low-to-med heat.
G’Luck!
Dear Anuja and Hitel
Wonderful job thank you very much for the recipes. I made the jamuns this sunday did not come out that well, I guess I made a mistake in the consistency. Once you mix the dry ingredients, ghee and the yougurt what will be the consistency of the dough, will be too tight or little loose ?
Thank you for reply
Hi Anuja/Hitel,
Thank you for your response to my earlier query. Can I use fat free milk powder for the gulab jamun recipe.
Jaya.
You can use a ‘little sour’ yogurt but if it is really sour, I would not as it would alter the taste.
Regarding the Clarified butter…you can use either unsalted butter or oil, but given a choice, I’d pick unsalted butter over the Vegetable oil.
Hi,
Great recipe…i want to know if the curd/yoghurt is a little sour can we still use it to make gulab jamuns..? Also instead of clarified butter can we use unsalted butter or normal vegetable oil..? thanks..
ru mad
wat d u mean