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Gulab Jamun By Chef Ajay Chopra

Ajay Chopra
Gulab Jamun is one of the most famous sweets in India. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for these syrupy sweet balls.

Serves4

Cooking Time10-20 Min

Meal Typesweet

Preparation Time5-10 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

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Ingredients

  • For dough balls

    • 100 gms dhap khoya (moist type khoya)

    • 1 tsp cardamom powder

    • 15 gms maida

    • oil for frying

    • milk powder as required

  • For chashni

    • 1 cup sugar

    • 1 cup water

    • 3 - 4 whole cardamom

    • 2 tsp rose water

    • chopped pistachios for garnish

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    In a pan, boil one cup sugar and one cup water with a few whole cardamoms. Boil the chashni until the syrup turns slightly sticky and forms a one-string consistency. Add rose water to the chashni.

  2. 2

    Take dhap khoya in a big steel plate and keep kneading with your hands until it becomes extremely soft and smooth.

  3. 3

    Add a pinch of cardamom powder, maida and a little milk powder.

  4. 4

    Leave the gulab jamun dough to rest for 30 minutes and then make round balls of the mixture.

  5. 5

    Deep fry the dough balls on a medium flame until they become evenly brown.

  6. 6

    Once the dough balls are ready transfer them from the oil to hot chashni.

  7. 7

    Garnish with chopped pistachios.

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