Gulab jamun

Name: Gulab jamun
Total time: 6000 s
Yield: 12- 15 nos large
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 gm soft khoya; 100 gm paneer; 1/2 cup Maida/All-purpose Flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp milk; 1 tbsp Mishri (sugar crystals); pods Green cardamom; as needed Pistachios; pinch Saffron thread; 4 1/2 cup sugar; 4 cup water; 1 tbsp milk; 1 tsp lime juice; 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder; 1/2 tsp Saffron strands; as needed Ghee or refined oil for fry gulab jamuns

Sadaf Jabeen @Sadafjabeen85

Almere, Netherlands

Gulab Jamun is a popular North Indian sweet which is relished by everyone.These are prepared for every party,special occasions and festivals. These sumptuous gulab jamuns are traditionally prepared by khoya and paneer.so today I am making these gulab jamuns from khoya and paneer to get the authentic taste and flavour of gulab jamun.
Today I am dedicating this sweet recipe to my mom as I have learnt this recipe from her and to all the women because she is a friend,guide,nurturer and many more there is so many role women play in her life that also with perfection.
#happywomensday
#wd

Sadaf Jabeen @Sadafjabeen85

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Ingredients

Cook time - 40 minutes,rest time - 1 hour

12- 15 nos large

For Gulab Jamun Balls
200 gmsoft khoya
100 gmpaneer
1/2 cupMaida/All-purpose Flour
1/2 tspbaking powder
2 tbspmilk
For filling
1 tbspMishri (sugar crystals)
podsGreen cardamom
as neededPistachios
pinchSaffron thread
For sugar syrup
4 1/2 cupsugar
4 cupwater
1 tbspmilk
1 tsplime juice
1/2 tspgreen cardamom powder
1/2 tspSaffron strands
as neededGhee or refined oil for fry gulab jamuns

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Steps

Cook time - 40 minutes,rest time - 1 hour

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For making syrup in a pan add water,sugar let it boil and melt sugar, then add little milk to the syrup to remove impurities,sieve the impurities then add green cardamom powder and lemon juice.lemon juice will help syrup not to crystallise. The sugar syrup consistency should be like honey, must have same feel when you touch the honey. Sugar syrup is ready now keep it aside.
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Now take paneer in open plate or bowl rub it gently from palm till 5 min and make it smooth. After that add soft khoya to paneer mix it well with paneer again with help of palm rub it gently,then add little maida and make a soft dough if needed add milk.your dough is ready.
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Divide the dough into small balls,put saffron thread,mishri,pistachios and green cardamom pod in between and shape them into round spheres.
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Heat the oil or ghee to medium hot and add the dough balls to the oil.carefully rotate the oil so that the gulab jamuns cook evenly.once cooked remove carefully from oil and add to the warm sugar syrup and leave it at least till 1 hour.
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Your drooling gulab jamuns are ready to serve. Serve it warm or cold,enjoy.