Shakarkand Gulab Jamun (Vrat Special)

Name: Shakarkand Gulab Jamun (Vrat Special)
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: Makes 11 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 gms shakarkand washed & boiled up to 2 whistles; 2 pinches cooking soda; 1 tbsp Arrowroot powder; 2 tbsp milk powder; 11/2 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; 8-10 kesar strands soaked in water; Ghee for deep frying

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It is considered auspicious to eat Shakarkand ( sweet potato 🍠),in any form on Mahashivratri. Many dishes are made from Shakariya for e.g. subji, sheera , Paratha, chivda etc . Gulab Jamun made from Shakariya is an awesome dessert . Soft sweet potato balls soaked in saffron sugar syrup is a Heavenly treat .

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Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

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Ingredients

20 minutes

Makes 11 pieces

For Gulab Jamun : 👇
150 gmsshakarkand washed & boiled up to 2 whistles
2 pinchescooking soda
1 tbspArrowroot powder
2 tbspmilk powder
For the sugar syrup : 👇
11/2 cupsugar
1 cupwater
1/2 tspcardamom powder
8-10kesar strands soaked in water
Ghee for deep frying

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Gulab Jamun : Pressure cook sakarkand up to 2 whistles. Cool & peel sakarkand & grate it.
2

Add cooking soda, arrowroot & milk powder & make a soft dough. Make medium size balls from it.
3

Heat ghee in a pan, taking care that it's not too hot. First fry 1 jamun ball in it. Don't flip for 1 minute. Then slowly flip it with the help of a spoon.
4

Deep fry till brown from all sides. Remove it & drop it in warm sugar syrup (chasni).
5

Deep fry a few jamun balls the same way &drop them in warm sugar syrup. Keep aside for 3 - 4 hours.
6

Sugar syrup : Take sugar in a pan, add water & boil it till sugar melts. Add cardamom powder & saffron water & cook the sugar syrup till 1 thread consistency is reached This will take about 7 -8 minutes.
7

How to serve : Take gulab jamuns in a bowl.Warm the gulab jamun in the microwave for 30 seconds / 1 minute. Serve hot.