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Gulab Jamun

Name: Gulab Jamun
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 100g Powdered milk; 30g All-purpose flour; 2-3 tbsp Milk; A pinch Baking powder; 200g Sugar; 200ml Water; A little Cardamom powder; As needed Oil for frying

Dessert

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fried dumplings soaked in syrup — an intensely sweet treat essential to Indian celebrations.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

"Gulab" means rose water, and "jamun" comes from the name of a similarly-shaped fruit. This classic Indian dessert fries a dough made from a reduced-milk powder called "khoya," then soaks it generously in a cardamom- and rose-water-scented syrup. It's an essential presence at weddings and celebrations like Diwali (the Festival of Lights).

🌆 Where it's eaten: A single bite of warm gulab jamun at a celebration — the sweet syrup bursting out brings an involuntary smile.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Powdered milk 100g
All-purpose flour 30g
Milk 2-3 tbsp
Baking powder A pinch
Sugar 200g
Water 200ml
Cardamom powder A little
Oil for frying As needed

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Dissolve the sugar in water over heat to make a syrup, and stir in the cardamom powder.
Mix the powdered milk, flour, and baking powder, gradually adding milk to form a smooth dough.
Shape the dough into balls and fry slowly in low-temperature oil (about 320°F/160°C) until golden.
Soak the freshly fried dumplings in the warm syrup and let sit for at least 30 minutes to absorb the flavor.

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