Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun is an Indian dessert dish made with khoya/mawa, flour, cardamom, sugar and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
45 mins
Calories (estimate)
~300 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Indian

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Gulab Jamun — Indian dessert dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

What goes into Gulab Jamun. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • Khoya/Mawa
  • Flour
  • Cardamom
  • Sugar
  • Rose water
  • Oil for frying

Method

  1. 1Knead khoya with flour into soft dough
  2. 2Make smooth balls without cracks
  3. 3Deep fry on low heat until golden brown
  4. 4Prepare sugar syrup with cardamom and rose water
  5. 5Soak fried balls in warm syrup for 2 hours

About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.