easy gulab jamun recipe | gulab jamun with khoya | milk powder gulab jamun

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 12 jamuns
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for instant khova/mava (200 grams):

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 cup milk powder

for jamun dough:

  • ½ cup (78 grams) maida / plain flour
  • pinch baking soda
  • 3 tbsp milk (warm)
  • oil / ghee for deep frying

for sugar syrup:

  • 1½ cup sugar
  • 1½ cup water
  • 3 pods cardamom / elachi
  • ¼ tsp saffron
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • ½ tsp lemon juice

Method

  1. firstly, take a small ball sized dough and make ball.
  2. make sure there are no cracks on balls. else there are chances for jamun to break while frying.
  3. heat the has on medium flame and when the oil / ghee is moderately hot drop the balls.
  4. fry the balls on low flame stirring in continuously.
  5. fry until the balls the golden brown for 12-15 minutes.
  6. drop the hot gulab jamuns into the warm sugar syrup.
  7. cover the lid and rest for 2 hours.
  8. finally, the gulab jamun has doubled in size. serve warm with ice cream or cold.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.