How to make Soft Gulab Jamun with Instant Mix

Gulab Jamun is a very popular Indian sweet. This sweet dish is prepared for many festivals, get together, parties and marriages too.

Gulab Jamun is traditionally made with homemade kova or Khoya. But whenever I am short of time, I rely on the Instant mix (milk powder). Knead Instant mix into a soft dough, make small balls and fry the balls in oil, finally soak the fried balls in sugar syrup. This sweet can be served either hot or cold. I sometimes also garnish gulab jamun’s with some dry fruits which will give these sweet shop/halwai look.

How to mix the dough:

Take one cup of instant mix in a mixing bowl.
Take 1/4 cup of water, add little by little water and mix to make a soft dough. Do not overmix the dough.

How to prepare sugar syrup:

Take a large vessel and add 2 cups of sugar.
Add 3 cups of water and boil it 10-12 mins to make it slightly thick.
Add 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder, mix well, and turn off the flame.

How to prepare jamun balls:

Apply ghee to your palms, take a little portion of the dough and roll it to a ball just like the size of a marble and keep aside.
Repeat the above step for the remaining dough.
Meanwhile, heat ghee or oil in a deep frying pan or kadai.
When the oil is hot enough, reduce the flame to medium and drop the balls one by one.
Gently stir the balls and fry them until they turn golden evenly on all the sides.
Drain the balls in a strainer and immediately transfer them into the hot sugar syrup.
Soak them for 10-15 mins or until they are nicely soaked.
Gulab Jamun is ready to eat. Serve hot or cold.

My 2 year old daughter is a big fan of Gulab Jamun. These Jamun are so soft that my daughter can easily gobble down whole Jamun. I personally love eating jamun with vanilla ice-cream.

Learn how to prepare this delicious sweet recipe with step by step instructions along with photos.

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Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun is a super delicious, soft and juicy sweet by making a soft dough with the milk powder, deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Soaking Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

1 cup Jamun instant mix
2 cups Sugar
31/4 cups Water
1 tsp Cardamom powder
Ghee / Oil to deep fry

Instructions

How to mix Dough

Take the jamun mix in a mixing bowl, add little by little water and mix to make a soft dough. Do not over mix as the jamun becomes chewy. Cover it with a cotton cloth and keep it aside for 5mins.

How to prepare Sugar Syrup

In a large vessel, add sugar and water and boil it for 10mins.
Add a tsp of cardamom powder and boil it till it becomes slightly sticky.

How to prepare Jamun Balls

Apply little ghee to your palms and take a small quantity of the dough.
Make a marble size ball and keep aside. Make sure the balls are smooth with out any cracks otherwise the jamuns will get more cracks.
Repeat the above step to make all balls.
Meanwhile, heat ghee or oil in a deep frying pan. When the oil is heat enough, reduce the flame to medium and drop one by one jamun balls.
Gently stir the jamun balls and fry until golden brown evenly on all sides.
When the jamun balls turn golden, drain the balls with a strainer and add them directly to the sugar syrup.
Soak the gulab jamun's for 15-20 mins or until jamun soak well in the syrup.
Delicious gulab jamun is ready. Serve hot or cold.