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Gulab Jamun – sweet balls simmered in cardamom syrup

Name: Gulab Jamun – sweet balls simmered in cardamom syrup
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 150 g milk powder; 50 g wheat flour; 0.5 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp clarified butter melted; 100 ml milk add more if necessary; 250 g sugar into the syrup; 2.5 dl water into the syrup; 4 piece cardamom pods lightly crushed; 1 tsp rose water optional; 30 g oil Estimated amount absorbed by the batch; use about 1 L for frying and drain the excess. Excess oil is excluded from the nutrition estimate.; 10 g pistachios Chopped for topping.

The soft milk flour balls are slowly fried until golden brown and soaked in a syrup flavored with rose water and cardamom.

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60 minDifficulty: medium

Gulab Jamun golden sweet balls glistening in syrup with pistachios

Servings in this printout: 4

Ingredients

Servings4

150 g milk powder
50 g wheat flour
0.5 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp clarified buttermelted
100 ml milkadd more if necessary
250 g sugarinto the syrup
2.5 dl waterinto the syrup
4 piece cardamom podslightly crushed
1 tsp rose wateroptional
30 g oilEstimated amount absorbed by the batch; use about 1 L for frying and drain the excess. Excess oil is excluded from the nutrition estimate.
10 g pistachiosChopped for topping.

Method

Bring the sugar, water and cardamom to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the rose water. Keep the syrup warm.
Mix milk powder, wheat flour and baking powder. Add clarified butter.
Add the milk a little at a time and mix to a soft dough. Do not knead for long.
Shape the dough into small smooth balls without cracks.
Heat the oil gently. Fry the balls slowly, turning them, for 6–8 minutes until golden brown all over.
Lift the balls for a moment on a paper towel and transfer them to the warm syrup for at least 30 minutes.
Serve warm or at room temperature, garnished with pistachios.

Nutrition per serving

Nutrition values are approximate estimates, not laboratory analyses. Products and portion size affect the result.

Net carbs: 93.18 g
Total carbohydrates (incl. fibre and polyols): 93.87 g
Protein: 14.96 g
Fat: 16.36 g

A reliable glycemic load estimate is not available.

Some ingredient data or calculation inputs could not be verified, so there is no reliable estimate for the whole serving.

Why is the estimate missing?

wheat flour · A suitable GI value was unavailable for this ingredient.

Notes

Keep the oil on a low heat: too hot oil will darken the surface before the balls cook from the inside.