Gulab Jamun – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take maida in a bowl and add baking soda. Mix well.
• Add 250 gm grated khava. Mix well and knead it into the dough.
• Transfer the dough into a bowl, cover and let it rest for about 20-25 minutes.
• Take sugar in a pan and add water. Heat up on medium heat until all sugar dissolves.
• Once sugar dissolves, increase the heat to high and bring the syrup to boil.
• Once the syrup begins to boil lower the heat to medium and cook for 4-5 minutes more.
• The consistency for the syrup should be close to a single thread.
• Add cardamom powder. You can also add saffron or rose essence.
• Mix well and turn off the gas. Sugar syrup is already.
• Take the dough and knead it once more.
• Take a small ball smaller in size than lemon and roll it into a smooth ball. No cracks should be left on it.
• Heat up oil on medium heat. Fry gulab jamun on low to medium heat.
• When the oil is enough hot, drop gulab jamun in it and sprinkle oil on them with a spoon.
• Fry gulab jamun stirring continuously for about 5-6 minutes.
• When they get nice reddish color, take them out of the oil and drop in hot sugar syrup.
• After dropping, coat them with syrup really good. Gulab jamun is already.