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Gulab Jamun Donuts

5 from 3 votes

Ingredients
  

  • Dough
  • 250 gms Fresh Khoya
  • 100 gms Malai paneer
  • 4 tbsps All Purpose Flour
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Milk
  • Sugar syrup
  • 5 cups Sugar
  • 3 3/4 cups Water
  • 2 tbsps Rose Water
  • 6 pods Green Cardamom
  • Few strands of Saffron

Instructions
 

  • Grate the Khoya/Mava & Malai Paneer and knead it for 10 -15 mins
  • Add the Baking powder & the Flour as needed
  • Add a few tsps of Milk to knead if the dough is dry
  • Allow the dough to rest for 15 mins
  • To make the syrup allow the Sugar to dissolve in the Water
  • Add the Cardamon, the Rose syrup and the Saffron strands Bring the syrup to the boil and then allow it to cool
  • Divide and roll the dough into balls that weigh 15 gms each and roll them into a ball, flatten them and use a finger to make a hole in the center
  • Add these to oil that is heated to a moderate temperature and allow them to brown slowly
  • Add these to the warm sugar syrup
  • Allow the Jamuns to soak in the syrup for 2 - 4 hours
  • Serve warm or cold Garnish with edible Rose petals and/or Silver leaf (optional)