Gulab Jamun

Name: Gulab Jamun
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 ea, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 150 g powdered milk; 75 g milk; 2 tablespoons butter, salted; 50 g all-purpose flour; 2 g baking soda; 400 g sugar; 3 cups water; 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, ground; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground; vegetable oil (for frying)

Submitted by tejas

"These essentially are Indian donuts. After you fry them, you allow them to soak in a sugar syrup and serve them warm."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 12 ea
Serves:: 4

ingredients

150 g powdered milk
75 g milk
2 tablespoons butter, salted
50 g all-purpose flour
2 g baking soda
400 g sugar
3 cups water
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cardamom, ground
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon, ground
vegetable oil (for frying)

directions

Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add butter and milk to the bowl, mix well, and knead.
Tear off roughly 1 oz of dough and roll them by hand into small balls. There should be around 12 balls in total.
Heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees. Cook the balls for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool.
In a saucepot, combine the sugar, water, cardamom, and cinnamon together and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Add the cooled balls to the warm (NOT BOILING HOT) sugar syrup and serve.