Melt in your mouth sweet syrupy dessert | Gulab Jamun | Easy

April 25, 2017

Todays a special day in the Mehri household. My husband and I are celebrating our anniversary and with special days come delectable desserts.

To mark this special occasion I chose Gulab Jamun because Mr. M loves them, like a lot and they’re easy to make. Double win for this mama!

What did you like about this recipe? Do you think it’s fit for special occasions? Let us know. Enjoy your treat Swahili food lovers. You deserve it.

Gulab Jamuns

Soft and plump little morsels soaked in syrup

In a thick bottomed pan, add the sugar, water, orange rind and cardamom and bring to a gentle boil.
After mixture thickens slightly into a honey-like consistency set it aside to cool.

Mix all the dry ingredients into a big bowl
Whisk the egg
Add the egg to the dry ingredients and mix to form a dough
Take about 1 tsp of mix and form a ball . Repeat until all the dough has been used up
Heat some oil but don’t let it get too hot. Add a wooden skewer to test and if bubbles form, switch the fire off and wait 5 min before adding all the rounded dough pieces to the oil
Fry until they double in size and the colours honey brown
Add the fried dough pieces to the cooled syrup
Cover and switch the heat on to a medium-low flame
Steam the gulab jamuns for 4 min
Serve warm with ice cream or have them on their own with the syrup