India

Gulab Jamun

Name: Gulab Jamun
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 150 g Milk powder (or khoa); 3 tbsp Flour; as needed A little milk; 300 g Sugar; 4 pods Cardamom; 1 tsp Rose water; for frying Ghee or oil

Syrup-soaked Indian milk dumplings

Gulab jamun is among South Asia's most loved sweets and indispensable at festivals and weddings. Its name nods to rose water and the jamun fruit.

Balls of reduced milk (khoa) are fried golden and steeped in cardamom-rose syrup – warm and gloriously sweet.

Servings4

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Milk powder (or khoa)150 g
Flour3 tbsp
A little milkas needed
Sugar300 g
Cardamom4 pods
Rose water1 tsp
Ghee or oilfor frying

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Boil sugar with water, cardamom and rose water into a syrup.
Knead milk powder, flour and milk into a soft dough.
Form smooth balls without cracks.
Fry slowly over gentle heat until golden brown.
Drop warm into the syrup, soak for at least 1 hour.

Make it original

Cardamom and rose water give gulab jamun its aroma – in the Asia Boutique.

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