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Dry Gulab Jamun
Dry Gulab Jamun is an Indian Sweet made from soaking Jamun in Sugar syrup. You can make this sweet ahead and store it in refrigerator for upto a week.
Ingredients
Ingredients for making Sugar Syrup
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1cup
sugarI used Demerara Sugar. You can use white sugar, coconut sugar or organic sugar or any variety based on your preference
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1.5cups
water
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1/2tablespoon
Cardamom Powder
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1tablespoon
honey
Ingredients for making Jamun
Instructions
Preparation of Syrup
Boil water in a vessel for few seconds
Add a cup of Sugar. Since we will be coating the Jamuns again in powdered Sugar I added only one cup of Sugar for making Syrup. If you have sweet tooth you can add extra half cup of Sugar
Let this mixture boil for 10-15 minutes until the syrup becomes lightly sticky
Add cardamom powder and honey. Mix everything well. Once the water has considerable reduced and the syrup is sticky remove it from heat
Preparation of Jamun
In a wide bowl take one cup of Instant Gulab Jamun mix and one tablespoon Ghee
Add 1/4 cup of water little by little first and gently bring it together
Start forming a dough. Add extra water if you feel dough is bit dry. Slowly form the dough. For me it took little less than 1/2 cup water
The dough should be smooth like this
Grease your palms with oil or melted ghee and start shaping them
In the meantime heat oil to fry the Jamuns
Make even sized balls and keep them ready
Start frying them in batches
Keep turning the Jamun balls gently
They tend to brown very quickly. So make sure to maintain the heat and as well as keep rotating the Jamuns so that they all are cooked evenly
You can make it let it to darker color than our regular Jamuns. That doesn’t mean you have to burn them 😉😬 Just make sure they are evenly cooked
Once they are deep fried transfer them to a kitchen towel and remove excess oil
Then drop the Jamuns in Sugar syrup
Let them soak all the syrup for atleast 35-40 minutes
If you want to have warm Gulab Jamuns you can have it as it is and skip the next few steps
Strain the syrup from soaked Jamuns. Use a spoon take the Jamuns carefully from the syrup without breaking them and place them again on a kitchen towel. After few seconds remove the towel. This step seems like an extra step but this ensures the powdered sugar sticks well to the Jamun. You can use the syrup for making Kheer or any other dessert
Then powder 1/4 cup of Sugar. I used Demerara Sugar. Hence the light brown color tinge on the Jamuns. You can use your preferred choice of sugar
Coat the Jamuns in Sugar and refrigerate until you use them
Dry Gulab Jamuns are ready to be served. You can make them ahead and pack them as gifts to your friends on this festive occasion