Photograph of the finished Gulab jamun

India · Bánh sữa viên ngâm siro gulab jamun

Gulab jamun

45 min Hands-on time + 1 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Powdered milk Powdered milk 160 g
  • Photograph of Flour Flour 40 g
  • Photograph of Baking powder Baking powder 2 g
  • Photograph of Ghee Ghee 32 g
  • Photograph of Fresh milk Fresh milk 80 ml
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 240 g
  • Photograph of Cardamom Cardamom 4 g
  • Photograph of Rose water Rose water 12 ml
  • Photograph of Cashews Cashews 20 g
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 200 ml

Method

  1. 1 Cook sugar with water and crushed cardamom for 8 minutes until it becomes a slightly thick syrup, then turn off the heat and add rose water.
  2. 2 Mix the milk powder, flour, baking powder, and ghee butter, adding the fresh milk little by little until a smooth, soft dough is formed.
  3. 3 Shape the dough into smooth, uncracked balls and let them rest for 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Fry the dough balls in warm oil over low heat for 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until evenly golden brown.
  5. 5 Drop the hot candy into the warm syrup and let it soak for 1 hour until it becomes plump and juicy.
  6. 6 Clean the teapot and sprinkle sliced cashews on top.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 47 min

    Replace step 4: spray oil evenly over the milk dough balls, fry at 160 degrees for 14 minutes, flipping by shaking the basket at the 7th minute; drop the hot balls into the warm syrup from step 5.

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