Shahi Gulab Jamun With Vanilla Ice Cream
By: sonia gupta
Published: Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:37am

Ingredients




1 cup Gulab Jamun mix: (use any brand by GITS or MTR, available on Amazon)
1/4 cup Warm Milk:
2 teaspoons Chopped Almonds, Pistachio:
Cardamom powder: a pinch
Oil/Ghee: for frying
For syrup:
1 cup Water:
2 cups Sugar:
1/2 teaspoon Cardamom:
Saffron: a pinch
3 drops Rose Water:

Preparation

1 Take gulab jamun mix in a bowl. 2 Add some warm milk instead of water to make the dough. 3 Gently knead the dough and set  it aside for 10 minutes. 4 Add finely some chopped almonds, pistachio in the dough and roll it into small balls. 5 Make sure there are no cracks in the balls, so fix if any by dabbing little oil on your fingers. 6 I prefer to make small balls, for even cooking of jamuns from inside out and kids love the size. 7 Prepare the syrup in a pan, by boiling  - water, sugar, saffron, rose water and cardamom for enhanced flavor. 8 Heat ghee/oil in a deep skillet. I used canola oil  and fry the jamuns on low heat till it turns dark brown. 9 Take out the jamuns on the paper towel  and soak them in sugar syrup. 10 Leave for a few hours, preferable overnight. 11 The gulab jamuns can be either served at room temperature or a little warm. 12 Can be warmed  in a microwave for 10 seconds just before serving. 13 Can't beat the feeling, warm thin caramelized crust outside & sweet and soft from  inside. I like to top up the gulab jamuns with pistachio just before serving and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

About


Gulab Jamun are the hot favorite sweet of Indian subcontinent, liked in every season and served for any good reason. More details at 
http://onecreativekitchen.blogspot.com/