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





